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Eber — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֵבֵר

עֵבֵר

ʻÊbêr · pronounced ay'-ber · Strong's H5677 · a man · also spelled Heber

Eber means Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites.

Built from

עֵבֶר ʻêber (the same as, H5676) — properly, a region across open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H5676; Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites.

First appearance

Gen 10:21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. (KJV)

Every verse that names Eber

15 occurrences in 15 verses — Genesis, Numbers, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

Gen 10:21Gen 10:24Gen 10:25Gen 11:14Gen 11:15Gen 11:16Gen 11:17Num 24:241Chr 1:181Chr 1:191Chr 1:251Chr 5:131Chr 8:121Chr 8:22Neh 12:20

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