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

• Ezer, Israel

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