Meanings
- biblicalThe stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.
Here I raiſe my Eben-ezer, Hither by thy Grace I'm come; So I hope by thy good Pleaſure, Shortly to arrive at Home:
1759, Robert Robinson, “Hymn I”, in A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Church of Christ: Meeting in Angel-Alley, page 31 more example
Then Samuel tooke a ſtone, and ſet it betweene Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-Ezer, ſaying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped vs.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 7:12 - A male given name from Hebrew taken up by Puritans in the 17th century.
"I have none to give," the Ghost replied. "It comes from other regions, Ebenezer Scrooge, and is conveyed by other ministers, to other kinds of men."
1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the page number)”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC - A ghost town in Georgia, United States.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A locality in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
- Hebrewאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר“stone of help”
- EnglishEbenezer
From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven ha`ézer, “stone of help”).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek Εμπενίζερ
- Εμπενίζερ (Empenízer)male given name
Polish Ebenezer
- Ebenezermale given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Ebenezer
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