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HebrewH5677Proper Noun (Masculine)

עֵ֫בֶר

e.ver

15Occurrences
H5677Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites

the same as H5676 (עֵבֶר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Shelah (H7974); father of: Peleg (H6389) and Joktan (H3355) Also named: Eber (*Ἐβέρ *"Eber" G1443) § Eber or Heber = "the region beyond" 1) son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan 2) a Gadite chief 3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and descendant of Sharahaim 4) a Benjamite, son of Shashak 5) a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עֵ֫בֶר appears 15 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
7
1 Chronicles
6
Nehemiah
1
Numbers
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:18BSB

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

1 Chronicles 5:13BSB

Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.

Genesis 10:21BSB

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

Genesis 11:14BSB

When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

Genesis 11:17BSB

And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

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