Lazarus
/ˈlæzəɹəs/noun, verb
Lazarus is spelled L-A-Z-A-R-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Lazarus means “A person who was deceased and has been resurrected; a deceased person who could potentially be resurrected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Lazarus is Lazaruses.
How many letters and syllables are in Lazarus?
| Letters | 7: L-A-Z-A-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Lazarus?
Lazarus appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Lazarus?
- US /ˈlæzəɹəs/
Lazarus has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Lazarus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Lazarus
- Lazaruses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- Lazarusing participle, present
- Lazarused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Lazarus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who was deceased and has been resurrected; a deceased person who could potentially be resurrected.
- 2
A poor person, a beggar.
verb
- 1
To rescue a dying person.
- 2
To raise from the dead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Lazarus come 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).