Eliahu

Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine Hebrew given name and surname of biblical origin. It means "My God is Yahweh" ^[1] 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 (1919–1987), Israeli landscape painter
• Eliahu Inbal (born 1936), Israeli conductor
• Eliahu Nissim (1933-2020), Israeli former professor of aeronautical engineering and former President of the Open University of Israel
• Eliahu Stern (born 1948), Israeli professor emeritus of geography and planning

Eliyahu

• Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (1922–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
• Eliyahu Berligne (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 (1924–1965), Israeli spy
• Eliyahu Golomb (1893–1945), leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah
• Eliyahu Hakim (1925–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
• Eli Ohana (born 1964), Israeli former football player and coach, and current Chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem
• Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (1850–1919), Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem
• Eliyahu Sasson (1902–1978), Israeli politician and cabinet minister
• Eli Suissa (born 1956), Israeli former politician and cabinet minister

Surname

Eliahu

• Shlomo Eliahu (born 1936), Israeli businessman, billionaire and former politician

Eliyahu

• Amihai Eliyahu (born 1971), Israeli politician, son of Shmuel Eliyahu and grandson of Mordechai Eliyahu
• Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944), retired Israel Defense Forces major general and Israeli Air Force commander
• Lior Eliyahu (born 1985), Israeli basketball player
• Mordechai Eliyahu (1929–2010), Israeli rabbi, posek and Chief Rabbi of Israel
• Shmuel Eliyahu (born 1956), Israeli Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Safed and member of the Chief Rabbinate Council, son of Mordechai Eliyahu
• Tomer Eliyahu (born 1975), Israeli retired footballer

References

1. Coogan, Michael David (2006). The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 304. ISBN   9780195139105.