Original Language Studio
Genesis 10:25
“And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עֵבֵרʻÊbêr · ay'-ber
H5677 · Hebrew
H5677 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
- Derivation
- the same as H5676 (עֵבֶר);
- KJV renderings
- Eber, Heber.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- לְ — preposition
- עֵ֥בֶר — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 10:21Genesis 10:24Genesis 11:14Genesis 11:15Genesis 11:16
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עֵבֵר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.