Lexicon Eber: "region beyond," a descendant of Shem, also the name of several Israelites Original Word: עֵ֫בֶרPart of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Eber Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-ber) Short Definition: Eber NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom abarDefinition"region beyond," a desc. of Shem, also the name of several Isr. NASB TranslationEber (15).
Brown-Driver-Briggs II. עֵ֫בֶר proper name, masculine Eber (perhaps eponym of Hebrews, form inferred from עִבְרִי, compare references there); — 1 'son' of Shelah, and 'grandson' of Arpachshad Genesis 10:24 (J) = 1 Chronicles 1:18; Genesis 11:14,15 (P); 'father' of Peleg and Joktan Genesis 10:25 (J; with especially reference to Joktan Genesis 10:26 ff., i.e. to Arabians) = 1 Chronicles 1:19 (compare 1 Chronicles 1:20ff.), of Peleg specifically Genesis 11:16,17 (P; with especially reference to Abraham Genesis 11:26f.) compare 1 Chronicles 1:25 (see 1 Chronicles 1:27f.); in Genesis 10:21 (J) Shem is called אֲבִי כָּלבְּֿנֵיעֵֿבֶר; ᵐ5 Εβερ. — ׳ע Numbers 24:24 perhaps (si vera lectio) belongs not here ( = עִבְרִים Hebrews, ᵐ5 Ἐβραίους, so Thes), but below I. עֵבֶר = the (land) beyond (the river), "" אַשּׁוּר, so Di Kau. 2 a Gadite chief 1 Chronicles 5:13, ᵐ5 Ωβηδ, ᵐ5L Εβερ. 3 Benjamite names: a. 1 Chronicles 8:12, ᵐ5 Ωβηδ, ᵐ5L Αβερ. b. 1 Chronicles 8:22 (עֵבֶר van d. H. Ginsb; עֶבֶד Baer), ᵐ5 Ωβδη, A Ωβηδ, ᵐ5L Αβερ. 4 a priest Nehemiah 12:20 ᵐ5L Αβεδ.
Strong's Eber, Heber The same as eber; Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites -- Eber, Heber. see HEBREW eber |
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