Hebrew proper noun (a person) · H5677
עֵבֵר
Eberay'-ber
Eber
15 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʻÊbêr
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5677is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 39Old Testament books
- 8spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5677
Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
The King James renders it: Eber, Heber.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Eber is rendered "Eber". It stands 15 times in the Hebrew text, across four books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 10:21And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:21עֵ֔בֶר
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Seven of the word's fifteen uses are in Genesis.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Eber11
- and Eber2
- and to Eber2
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 15, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- עֵֽבֶר׃4
- וּלְעֵ֥בֶר2
- וָעֵ֖בֶר2
- עֵ֔בֶר2
- עֵ֥בֶר2
- עֵ֕בֶר1
- עֵ֗בֶר1
- עֵ֑בֶר1
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)11HNpm
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2HC/Npm
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2HC/R/Npm
Genesis
seven uses
And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
- עֵ֔בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
- עֵֽבֶר׃ʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
- וּלְעֵ֥בֶרuleverconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and to Eber
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
- עֵֽבֶר׃ʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
- עֵ֔בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
- עֵ֕בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
- עֵ֗בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
Numbers
one use
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
- עֵ֑בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
1 Chronicles
six uses
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
- עֵֽבֶר׃ʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
- וּלְעֵ֥בֶרuleeverconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and to Eber
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
- עֵ֥בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
- וָעֵ֖בֶרvaeverconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Eber
The sons of Elpaal:
- עֵ֥בֶרʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
- וָעֵ֖בֶרvaeverconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Eber
Nehemiah
one use
of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
- עֵֽבֶר׃ʾeverproper noun (a name)tagged: Eber
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.