ʼEben hâ-ʻÊzer — H72

Definition

noun

Eben-ha-Ezer, a place in Palestine

1. Ebenezer = "stone of help"
2. memorial stone erected by Samuel to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines-north of Jerusalem

Usually translated as

Ebenezer

Origin

from H68 and H5828 with the article inserted; stone of the help

• Derived from ʼeben (H68)
• Derived from ʻêzer (H5828)

Occurrences

ʼEben hâ-ʻÊzer occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (3)

• 1 Samuel 4:1 — And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer (הָאֶ֣בֶן): and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
• 1 Samuel 5:1 — And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer (מֵאֶ֥בֶן) unto Ashdod.
• 1 Samuel 7:12 — Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer (אֶ֣בֶן), saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.