Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine
Hebrew given name and surname of biblical origin. It means "My
God is
Yahweh"
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
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Eliahu Eilat (1903–1990), Israeli diplomat, Orientalist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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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
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Eliahu Inbal (born 1936), Israeli conductor
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Eliahu Nissim (born 1933), Israeli former professor of aeronautical engineering and former President of the Open University of Israel
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Eliyahu Golomb (1893–1945), leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah
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Eliyahu Hakim (1925–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
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Eli Ohana (born 1964), Israeli former football player and coach, and current Chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem
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Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (1850–1919), Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem
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Eliyahu Sasson (1902–1978), Israeli politician and cabinet minister
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Eli Suissa (born 1956), Israeli former politician and cabinet minister
Surname
Eliahu
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Shlomo Eliahu (born 1936), Israeli businessman, billionaire and former politician
Eliyahu
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Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944), retired Israel Defense Forces major general and Israeli Air Force commander
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Lior Eliyahu (born 1985), Israeli basketball player
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Mordechai Eliyahu (1929–2010), Israeli rabbi, posek and Chief Rabbi of Israel
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Shmuel Eliyahu (born 1956), Israeli Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Safed and member of the Chief Rabbinate Council
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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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Masculine given names