Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine

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given name and surname of biblical origin. It means "My God is

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" and derives from the prophet Elijah who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE). People named Eliahu or Eliyahu, include:

Given name

Eliahu

* Eliahu Eilat (1903–1990), Israeli diplomat, Orientalist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *

Eliahu Gat Eliahu Gat ( he, אליהו גת; 1919–1987) was an Israeli landscape painter. Biography Eliahu Gulkowitz (later Gat) at was born in 1919 in the small town of Dokshitz in what is now Belarus, to a Lithuanian Jewish Zionist family. In 1926, the f ...

(1919–1987), Israeli landscape painter *

Eliahu Inbal Eliahu Inbal (born 16 February 1936, Jerusalem) is an Israeli conductor. Inbal studied violin at the Israeli Academy of Music and took composition lessons with Paul Ben-Haim. Upon hearing him there, Leonard Bernstein endorsed a scholarship for ...

(born 1936), Israeli conductor * Eliahu Nissim (born 1933), Israeli former professor of aeronautical engineering and former President of the Open University of Israel *

Eliahu Stern Eliahu "Eli" Stern (born January 5, 1948) is a professor emeritus of geography and planning, in the department of geography & environmental development at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and former secretary of the IGU Commission o ...

(born 1948), Israeli professor emeritus of geography and planning

Eliyahu

Eliyahu Bet-Zuri Eliyahu Bet-Zuri ( he, אליהו בית צורי 10 February 1922 – 22 March 1945) was a member of Lehi, who was executed in Egypt for his part in the assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister Resident in the Middle East. Biogr ...

(1922–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin *

Eliyahu Berligne Eliyahu Berligne ( he, אליהו ברלין, born 1866, died 25 February 1959) was a founder of Tel Aviv, an important member of the Yishuv in Mandate Palestine and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence. Biography Born in what i ...

(1866–1959), a founder of Tel Aviv, a member of the Yishuv in Mandate Palestine and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence *

Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( he, אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן‎, ar, إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين‎; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Egyptian-born Israel ...

(1924–1965), Israeli spy *

Eliyahu Golomb Eliyahu Golomb ( he, אליהו גולומב, 2 March 1893 – 11 June 1945). Born in Volkovysk, Belarus. After emigrating to Palestine he joined Hashomer, an underground Zionist militia, in 1916. He became one of the leaders of the Jewish defe ...

(1893–1945), leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah *

Eliyahu Hakim Eliyahu Hakim ( he, אליהו חכים; January 2, 1925 – March 22, 1945) was a Lehi member, known for taking part in the 1944 assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister Resident in the Middle East. Biography Born in Beirut, Man ...

(1925–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin *

Eli Ohana Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana ( he, אלי אוחנה; born ) is an Israeli former football player and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. He played as forward or midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the Is ...

(born 1964), Israeli former football player and coach, and current Chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem *

Eliyahu Moshe Panigel Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (1850–1919) was the Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem. Orphaned at a young age, Panigel was brought up by his uncle Raphael Meir Panigel, the ''rishon le-Zion'' (Sephardi chief rabbi of Pa ...

(1850–1919), Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem *

Eliyahu Sasson Eliyahu Sasson ( he, אליהו ששון, 2 February 1902 – 8 October 1978) was an Israeli politician and minister. Biography Eliyahu Sasson was born in Damascus in Ottoman Syria. He studied at an Alliance School in his hometown and the ...

(1902–1978), Israeli politician and cabinet minister * Eli Suissa (born 1956), Israeli former politician and cabinet minister

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Eliahu

Shlomo Eliahu Shlomo Eliahu ( he, שלמה אליהו, born 18 January 1936) is an Israeli businessman, billionaire, and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1978 and 1981. Biography Born in Baghdad in 1936, Eliahu made aliyah to Isr ...

(born 1936), Israeli businessman, billionaire and former politician

Eliyahu

Eitan Ben Eliyahu Aluf Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944)Melman, Yossi and Javedanfar, Meir. ''The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran.'' Basic Books, 2008. pp. 187–188. is a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces and was the Commander of the Israeli Air Force ...

(born 1944), retired Israel Defense Forces major general and Israeli Air Force commander * Lior Eliyahu (born 1985), Israeli basketball player *

Mordechai Eliyahu Mordechai Tzemach Eliyahu ( he, מרדכי צמח אליהו, March 3, 1929 – June 7, 2010, on the Hebrew calendar: 21 Adar I, 5689 - 25 Siwan, 5770),

(1929–2010), Israeli rabbi, posek and Chief Rabbi of Israel *

Shmuel Eliyahu Shmuel Eliyahu ( he, שמואל אליהו; born 29 November 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi. He is the Chief Rabbi of Safed and a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council. Some of Eliyahu's statements regarding Arabs and Palestinians have been ...

(born 1956), Israeli Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Safed and member of the Chief Rabbinate Council *

Tomer Eliyahu Tomer Eliyahu ( he, תומר אליהו; born 25 February 1975) is a retired Israeli professional association football player. Known as a journeyman, Eliyahu played more than 350 matches in thirteen seasons in Israel's Ligat ha'Al filling in as ...

(born 1975), Israeli retired footballer

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