Even haezer אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר
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| אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | even haezer |
| Strong's number | H72 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Ebenezer |
| Occurrences | 6 in 3 verses |
Even haezer (Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר, Strong's H72) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Ebenezer”. It occurs 6 times.
Definition
§ Ebenezer = "stone of help"
memorial stone erected by Samuel to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines-north of Jerusalem
memorial stone erected by Samuel to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines-north of Jerusalem
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | eben ezer (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ebenezer (2), from (1), it ebenezer (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Even haezer, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 4:1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
- 1 Samuel 5:1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben–ezer unto Ashdod.After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
- 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).