Ebenezer
/ɛbəˈniːzə/US/ɛbəˈnizɚ/
Ebenezer proper noun: the stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.
Proper noun
Ebenezer
- The stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.
- 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
- 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 3
- 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.
Noun
Ebenezer (plural Ebenezers)
- A chapel or meetinghouse.
Forms of Ebenezer
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Origin of Ebenezer
From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven ha`ézer, “stone of help”).
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Questions about Ebenezer
- What does Ebenezer mean?
- Ebenezer means the stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.
- What part of speech is Ebenezer?
- Ebenezer can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Ebenezer?
- Ebenezer is pronounced /ɛbəˈnizɚ/ (US).
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