Word Study · Strong's H5677 · Hebrew
עֵבֵר
Eber
ay'-ber
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÊbêr
“Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Eber, Heber.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- עֵֽבֶר׃4
- וּלְעֵ֥בֶר2
- וָעֵ֖בֶר2
- עֵ֔בֶר2
- עֵ֥בֶר2
- עֵ֕בֶר1
- עֵ֗בֶר1
- עֵ֑בֶר1
How it is rendered · 3
- Eber11
- and Eber2
- and to Eber2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)11
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 11
- HC/Npm · 2
- HC/R/Npm · 2
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis7 occurrences
- Genesis 10:21עֵ֔בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.here: Eber
- Genesis 10:24עֵֽבֶר׃ʾeverproper noun (a name)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.here: Eber
- Genesis 10:25וּלְעֵ֥בֶרuleverconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.here: and to Eber
- Genesis 11:14עֵֽבֶר׃ʾeverproper noun (a name)When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.here: Eber
- Genesis 11:15עֵ֔בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.here: Eber
- Genesis 11:16עֵ֕בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.here: Eber
- Genesis 11:17עֵ֗בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.here: Eber
Numbers1 occurrence
1 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:18עֵֽבֶר׃ʾeverproper noun (a name)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.here: Eber
- 1 Chronicles 1:19וּלְעֵ֥בֶרuleeverconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.here: and to Eber
- 1 Chronicles 1:25עֵ֥בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)Eber, Peleg, Reu,here: Eber
- 1 Chronicles 5:13וָעֵ֖בֶרvaeverconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.here: and Eber
- 1 Chronicles 8:12עֵ֥בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)The sons of Elpaal:here: Eber
- 1 Chronicles 8:22וָעֵ֖בֶרvaeverconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,here: and Eber