H2268 H2268
Heber/Cheber — personal name meaning 'associate, companion'; borne by several Israelite men
The proper name חֶבֶר (Chever) derives from the root חבר ('to join, associate') and is borne by at least four distinct individuals in Scripture. The most prominent is Heber the Kenite, husband of Jael, who had separated from the other Kenites and pitched his tent near Kedesh (Judg 4:11, 17). It was into his tent that Sisera fled, only to be killed by Jael (Judg 4:21; 5:24). Other bearers include a grandson of Asher listed in Jacob's family (Gen 46:17; Num 26:45), a Judahite connected to Soco (1 Chr 4:18), and a Benjaminite in the genealogy of Elpaal (1 Chr 8:17). Spanish and English both transliterate as 'Heber.'
Senses
1. Heber / Cheber (personal name) — Heber the Kenite, husband of Jael, a descendant of Moses' father-in-law Hobab. He had separated from the main Kenite group and camped near Kedesh-naphtali (Judg 4:11, 17). His political neutrality between Jabin of Hazor and Israel sets the dramatic stage for Jael's decisive act (Judg 4:21; 5:24). Spanish 'Heber,' French 'Héber.' 11×
AR["حابِر", "حابِرَ", "حَبَرُ", "لِ-حَيبَرَ", "وَ-حابِر", "وَ-حابِرُ", "وَحَابَر"]·ben["এবং-হেবর", "ও-হেবর", "হেবর", "হেবরের", "হেবেরের-জন্য"]·DE["Cheber", "Chever", "[וחבר]", "[חבר]", "und-Chever", "zu-Heber"]·EN["Chever", "Heber", "and-Chever", "to-Heber"]·FR["Chever", "Heber", "[וחבר]", "[חבר]", "et-Chever", "à-Heber"]·heb["ו-חבר", "חבר", "ל-חבר"]·HI["और-हेबेर", "हेबेर", "हेबेर-की", "हेबेर-को"]·ID["Dan-Heber", "Heber", "dan-Heber", "dari-Heber"]·IT["Chever", "Heber", "[וחבר]", "[חבר]", "a-Heber", "e-Chever"]·jav["Hèber", "Hèbèr", "Lan-Hèbèr", "kagem-Hèbèr", "lan-Hèbèr"]·KO["그-와-헤벨", "그리고-헤베르-는", "그리고-헤벨", "헤버", "헤베르", "헤베르-에게", "헤벨-의", "헤벨과"]·PT["Chever", "E-Chever", "E-Hever", "Hever", "de-Chever", "e-Chever"]·RU["И-Хевер", "Хевер", "Хевера", "и-Хевер", "от-Хевера"]·ES["Jeber", "Jever", "Jéber", "Y-Jever", "Y-Jéber", "de-Héber", "y-Jéber"]·SW["Heber", "Heberi", "Na-Heberi", "kwa-Heberi", "na-Heberi"]·TR["-Hever'e", "Hever", "Hever'i", "Heverin", "ve-Hever"]·urd["اور-حبر", "اور-حبر-نے", "حبر", "حبر-سے", "حبر-کی", "حبر-کے"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. חֶ֫בֶר, חֵ֫בֶר n.pr.m. 1. חֶבֶר (𝔊 Χαβερ) the Kenite, husband of Jael Ju 4:11, 17(×2), 21; 5:24. 2. a man of Asher חִבֶר Gn 46:17 (P) 𝔊 Χοβωρ 1 Ch 7:31, 32 𝔊 Χαβερ 𝔊L Ιεχοβερ; חֵבֶר Nu 26:45 𝔊 Χοβερ; on poss. identif. with Ḫabiri of Tel el Amarna v. Jastr JBL 1892, xi. 118 ff. 1893, xii. 61 ff. 3. חֶבֶר name in Judah 1 Ch 4:18 𝔊 Αβεισα, 𝔊L Αβερ. 4. חָ֑בֶר a Benjamite 1 Ch 8:17 𝔊 Αβαρ, 𝔊L Αβερ.