ʻÊbêr — H5677

H5677 · Hebrew — עבר

Pronunciation: ay'-ber

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites

  1. Eber or Heber = "the region beyond"
  2. son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan
  3. a Gadite chief
  4. a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and descendant of Sharahaim
  5. a Benjamite, son of Shashak
  6. a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

Usually translated as

Eber, Heber

Origin

the same as H5676

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻÊbêr occurs 15 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (7), Numbers (1), 1 Chronicles (6), Nehemiah (1)