Ebenezer (given name)

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Ebenezer
GenderMale
Origin
Language(s) Hebrew
Meaning"stone of the help"
Other names
Short form(s) Eben, Ben

Ebenezer, less commonly spelled Ebenezar, is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "stone of the help" (derived from the phrase Eben ha-Ezer). [1] The name is sometimes abbreviated as Eben. Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol has given the name a negative connotation. [2]

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List of people with the given name Ebenezer

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References

  1. Entry "'Eben ha-`ezer", in: Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary.
  2. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ebenezer".