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Lazarus.

Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered as a saint.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlæzəɹəs/General-American
  1. Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered as a saint.

  2. A beggar in a parable by Jesus Christ, traditionally (Christianity) thought to have been a leper and often conflated with Lazarus of Bethany.

  3. A male given name from Hebrew.

    rare
  4. A surname from Hebrew.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped". Doublet of Eleazar.

noun/ˈlæzəɹəs/General-American
  1. A person who was deceased and has been resurrected; a deceased person who could potentially be resurrected.

    figuratively · usually
  2. A poor person, a beggar.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped". Doublet of Eleazar.

verb/ˈlæzəɹəs/General-American
  1. To rescue a dying person.

    transitive
  2. To raise from the dead.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped". Doublet of Eleazar.

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