probably of Hebrew origin (
H499); Lazarus (i.e. Elazar), the name of two Israelites (one imaginary):--Lazarus.
Lazarus = "whom God helps" (a form of the Hebrew name Eleazar)
- an inhabitant of Bethany, beloved by Christ and raised from the dead by him
- a very poor and wretched person to whom Jesus referred to in Luke 16:20-25