Eber

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Greek [1]
Scripts עֵבֶר(Ancient Hebrew) Ἔβερ(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "region beyond" in Hebrew, derived from the root עָבַר (ʿavar) meaning "to pass over, to cross" [2]. In the Old Testament he is a descendant of Shem said to be the ancestor of the Hebrews.

Related Names

VariantHeber(Biblical)
Other Languages & Cultures'Ever(Biblical Hebrew)
Same SpellingÉber

Popularity

Categories

travel

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g1443, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g1443.
  2. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5674, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5674.
Entry added October 6, 2024