Ebenezer

Gender Masculine
Usage Literature, English (Archaic)
Scripts אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. eh-bə-NEE-zər(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the name of a monument erected by Samuel in the Old Testament, from Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר ('Even Ha'azer) meaning "stone of help". Charles Dickens used it for the miserly character Ebenezer Scrooge in his novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

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Entry updated January 21, 2022