עֵ֫בֶר

e.ver · side: beyond

Hebrew · Strong's H5676 · Noun · Sounds like: ay'-ber · 90 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • side: beyond H5676H 56
  • side: beside H5676G · a Meaning of 32
  • side: west H5676I · a Meaning of 2

Strong's dictionary

from עָבַר; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east); [idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עֵ֫בֶר 91 n.m. region across or beyond, side
1. region across or beyond anything
2. (Opposite) side, side

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Samuel 31:7 בְּעֵ֣בֶר be.'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

  2. 2 Samuel 10:16 מֵעֵ֣בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

  3. 1 Kings 4:12 מֵעֵ֥בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing

    Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

  4. 1 Kings 4:24 עֵ֣בֶר 'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

  5. 1 Kings 4:24 עֵ֣בֶר 'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

  6. 1 Kings 4:24 עֲבָרָ֖יו 'a.va.Rav · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

  7. 1 Kings 7:20 לְעֵ֣בֶר le.'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon the other capital.

  8. 1 Kings 7:30 מֵעֵ֥בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters: beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each.

  9. 1 Kings 14:15 מֵעֵ֣בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing

    For Jehovah will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking Jehovah to anger.

  10. 1 Chronicles 6:78 וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר u.me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,

  11. 1 Chronicles 12:37 וּמֵעֵ֣בֶר u.me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing

    And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

  12. 1 Chronicles 19:16 מֵעֵ֣בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

  13. 1 Chronicles 26:30 מֵעֵ֥בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing

    Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.

  14. 2 Chronicles 20:2 מֵעֵ֥בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing

    Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi).

  15. Ezra 8:36 עֵ֣בֶר 'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.

  16. Nehemiah 2:7 עֵ֣בֶר 'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;

  17. Nehemiah 2:9 עֵ֣בֶר 'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.

  18. Nehemiah 3:7 עֵ֥בֶר 'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.

  19. Job 1:19 מֵעֵ֣בֶר me.'E.ver · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

  20. Isaiah 7:20 בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י be.'ev.Rei · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.

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