Ezer

Ezer is the Hebrew word for 'help' or 'helper', also used as a name or part of a name.

Ezer may refer to:

People and biblical figures

Hebrew Bible
  • Ezer, several minor biblical figures
Given name
  • Ezer Griffiths (1888–1962), Welsh physicist
  • Ezer Weizman (1924–2005), Israeli major general and politician, President of Israel, commander of the Israeli Air Force, and Minister of Defense
Surname
  • Alexander Ezer (Yevzerov; 1894–1973), leader of the Zionist movement in Siberia, later Israeli politician
  • Nancy Ezer, scholar, critic of Hebrew literature, and author
  • Judith Gal-Ezer (born 1947), Israeli computer scientist and educator
  • Tali Shalom Ezer (born 1978), Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and director

Places

Other

  • Ezer Mizion/Mitzion, Israeli health support organization
  • EzerNet Ltd, former wireless and cable Internet service provider in Latvia

See also

  • Abi-ezer or Abiezer, name of three Hebrew Bible characters
  • Eben-Ezer, place from the Books of Samuel, scene of major battle
  • Eben-Ezer Tower or the Museum of Flint, tower and museum in Belgium
  • Even haEzer, collection of responsa by halakist Eliezer ben Nathan (1090–1170)
  • Even HaEzer or Even Ha'ezer, section of book by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher
  • Hadad-ezer or Hadadezer, king of Aram-Damascus (r. 865-842 BCE)
  • Hadadezer ben Rehob, biblical king of Zobah/Sova
  • Romamti-ezer, minor figure from 1 Chronicles, son of Heman
  • Til Ezer aka al-Qahtaniyah, Yazidi town in Iraq


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