Elimelech (given name)

Elimelech is a biblical figure in the Book of Ruth.

Other people with the name Elimelech include:

Mononym

• Elimelech of Lizhensk (1717–1787), Polish rabbi

Given name

• Elimelech Biderman (born 1967), Israeli rabbi
• Elimelech Szapira (1823–1892), Polish Hasidic rebbe
• Elimelech Tress, Jewish-American organization leader
• Elimelekh Rimalt (1907– 1987), Israeli politician and Zionist activist

Middle name

• Avraham Elimelech Firer, Israeli rabbi and founder
• Dror Elimelech Feiler, Swedish musician
• Zvi Elimelech Halberstam, Israeli rabbi
• Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov, Polish Hasidic rebbe

Surname

• Anat Elimelech (1974–1997), Israeli fashion model
• Dror Elimelech, Israeli psychiatrist, psychotherapist, poet, and composer
• Israel Elimelech, Israeli basketball point guard
• Menachem Elimelech, American engineer
• Nava Elimelech (1970/1971–1982), Israeli murder victim
• Ohad Elimelech, Israeli artist and photographer
• Shavit Elimelech (born 1971), Israeli football goalkeeper
• Stav Elimelech (born 1969), Israeli football defensive midfielder

See also

• Der Rebbe Elimelech, 1927 Yiddish song