אבן העזר

Hebrew

Etymology

From אֶבֶן (éven, stone) + עֵזֶר (ézer, help).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

אֶבֶן־הָעֵזֶר • (éven-ha'ézerf

  1. Ebenezer (the stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel)
    • Tanach, 1 Samuel 4:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֵּצֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיַּחֲנוּ עַל הָאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר וּפְלִשְׁתִּים חָנוּ בַאֲפֵק.
      Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
  2. Even Ha'ezer (the third of four sections of Arba'ah Turim and Shulchan Aruch)

Descendants

  • English: Ebenezer
  • Yiddish: אֶבֿן־עֶזֶר (even-ezer)
  • Ancient Greek: ’Αβενέζερ (’Abenézer)
    • Russian: Авен-Езер (Aven-Jezer)