אֶ֫בֶן274 H0072
Ebenezer (Even-haezer); place name meaning 'stone of help,' commemorating divine deliverance
This Hebrew place name means 'stone of help,' commemorating God's assistance to Israel. The name appears in two distinct contexts. In 1 Samuel 4:1 and 5:1, 'Ebenezer' marks the site where Israel camped before their disastrous defeat by the Philistines and the capture of the ark. Later, in 1 Samuel 7:12, after a great victory over the Philistines, Samuel sets up a stone and names it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far the LORD has helped us.' The same location thus marks both devastating defeat and triumphant deliverance, showing that God's help—not the site itself—makes the difference. The memorial stone testified to future generations of God's faithfulness.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Translations preserve the proper name: English 'Ebenezer, Even-haezer,' Spanish 'Eben-Ezer, Even-Ezer,' French 'Ebenezer,' German 'Ebenezer, Even-haezer.' 1 Samuel 4:1 and 5:1 associate the name with Israel's defeat and the ark's capture—a low point in Israel's history. But 1 Samuel 7:12 redeems the name, as Samuel erects a memorial stone declaring 'Ebenezer—thus far the LORD has helped us.' The contrast between chapters 4 and 7 at the same location emphasizes that victory comes from trusting YHWH, not from presuming on sacred objects. 3×
AR["حَجَرَ الْمَعُونَةِ", "حَجَرِ-الـ-مَعُونَةِ", "مِنْ-حَجَرِ-الـ-مَعُونَةِ"]·ben["এবন-এষর", "এবেন-হাএসর", "এবেন-হাএসর-থেকে"]·DE["Ebenezer", "der-Even-haezer", "von-Even-haezer"]·EN["Ebenezer", "from-Even-haezer", "the-Even-haezer"]·FR["Ebenezer", "de-Even-haezer", "le-Even-haezer"]·heb["אבןהעזר", "ה-אבןהעזר", "מ-אבןהעזר"]·HI["एबेन-एज़ेर", "से-एबेन-एज़ेर"]·ID["Eben-Haezer", "dari-Eben-Haezer"]·IT["Ebenezer", "da-Even-haezer", "il-Even-haezer"]·jav["saking-Ében-Èzèr", "Ében-Èzèr"]·KO["에벤에셀", "에벤에셀-에서", "에벤에셀이라"]·PT["'Even-ha'Ezer", "'Even-ha-'Ezer", "de-'Even-ha-'Ezer"]·RU["Евен-Гаэзера", "Эвен-Эзер", "из-Евен-Гаэзера"]·ES["Eben-Ezer", "Even-Ezer", "de-Even-Ezer"]·SW["Eben-Ezeri", "kutoka-Eben-Ezeri"]·TR["-Even-Haezer-den", "Even-Haezer"]·urd["ابن-عیزر", "ابن-عیزر-سے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אֶ֫בֶן274 n.f. Gn 29:2 (m. 1 S 17:40?) stone (Assyrian abnu, = the sharp, projecting? v. DlW, Pr 107; Ph. אבן; Aramaic. אֶבֶן, ܐܰܒܢܳܐ; Ethiopic እብን Sab. אבנ[ם] DHMZMG 1883, 341) = א׳ abs. Gn 28:22 +; אָ֑בֶן 11:3 +; cstr. 49:24 +; sf. אַבְנוֹ 2 K 3:25; אֲבָנִים Gn 31:46 +, etc.;—a stone (large or small). 1. in natural state, used as pillow Gn 28:11, 18 (E); seat Ex 17:12 (E); cover of well Gn…