Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5677: עֵבֵר

ʻÊbêr · pronounced ay'-ber · “Eber”

Definition

Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites

KJV translates it as: Eber, Heber.

Word origin: the same as H5676 (עֵבֶר);

Extended definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.21;
son of: Shelah (H7974);
father of: Peleg (H6389) and Joktan (H3355)
Also named: Eber (Ἐβέρ "Eber" G1443)
§ Eber or Heber = "the region beyond"
1) son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan
2) a Gadite chief
3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and descendant of Sharahaim
4) a Benjamite, son of Shashak
5) a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5677 is translated

  • eber ×15

Bible verses with H5677 (ʻÊbêr)

ʻêbêr appears in 15 verses.

  • Genesis 10:21

    Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

  • Genesis 10:24

    And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

  • Genesis 10:25

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • Genesis 11:14

    And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

  • Genesis 11:15

    And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

  • Genesis 11:16

    And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

  • Genesis 11:17

    And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

  • Numbers 24:24

    And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:18

    And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:19

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:25

    Eber, Peleg, Reu,

  • 1 Chronicles 5:13

    And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:12

    The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

  • 1 Chronicles 8:22

    And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

  • Nehemiah 12:20

    Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

Words derived from H5677