Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts חֶבֶר(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhi.bəɹ/(American English) /ˈhiː.bə/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "comrade" in Hebrew, derived from the root חָבַר (ḥavar) meaning "to join" [1]. In the Old Testament this name is borne by a great-grandson of Jacob and also by the husband of Jael.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesChever(Biblical Hebrew)
Same SpellingHeber 1, Heber 3

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h2266, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h2266.
Entry updated December 1, 2024