עֵ֫בֶר

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine90 occurrences18 books83 verses

Definition

from H5674; 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)
Traditional renderings: × against, beyond, by, × from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עֵ֫בֶר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

90 total
  1. Judges 7:25מֵעֵ֖בֶר · on the other side
    They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
  2. Judges 10:8בְּעֵ֣בֶר · on the other side
    …who that very year harassed and oppressed the Israelites, and they did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites.
  3. Judges 11:18בְּעֵ֣בֶר · on the other side
    Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.
  4. 1 Samuel 14:1מֵעֵ֣בֶר · on the other side
    One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:4מֵהָעֵ֙בֶר֙ · on both sides; מֵהָעֵ֖בֶר
    Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
  6. 1 Samuel 14:40לְעֵ֣בֶר · side; לְעֵ֣בֶר · side
    Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
  7. 1 Samuel 26:13הָעֵ֔בֶר · to the other side
    Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.
  8. 1 Samuel 31:7בְּעֵ֨בֶר · along; בְּעֵ֣בֶר · and those on the other side
    When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
  9. 2 Samuel 10:16מֵעֵ֣בֶר · from beyond
    Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
  10. 1 Kings 4:12מֵעֵ֥בֶר · and on past
    Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
  11. 1 Kings 4:24עֵ֣בֶר · west; עֵ֣בֶר; עֲבָרָ֖יו · sides
    For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
  12. 1 Kings 7:20לְעֵ֣בֶר · next to
    On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
  13. 1 Kings 7:30מֵעֵ֥בֶר · side
    Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
  14. 1 Kings 14:15מֵעֵ֣בֶר · beyond
    For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.
  15. 1 Chronicles 6:78וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר
    From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
  16. 1 Chronicles 12:37וּמֵעֵ֣בֶר · And from east
    And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
  17. 1 Chronicles 19:16מֵעֵ֣בֶר · from beyond
    When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
  18. 1 Chronicles 26:30מֵעֵ֥בֶר
    From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:2מֵעֵ֥בֶר · from beyond
    Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
  20. Ezra 8:36עֵ֣בֶר · of the region west
    They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
  21. Nehemiah 2:7עֵ֣בֶר · west
    I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.
  22. Nehemiah 2:9עֵ֣בֶר · west
    Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.
  23. Nehemiah 3:7עֵ֥בֶר · of the region west
    Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
  24. Job 1:19מֵעֵ֣בֶר · from
    …when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  25. Isaiah 7:20בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י · from beyond
    On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
  26. Isaiah 9:1עֵ֣בֶר · beyond
    Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
  27. Isaiah 18:1מֵעֵ֖בֶר · along
    Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,
  28. Isaiah 47:15לְעֶבְרוֹ֙ · in his own direction
    This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
  29. Jeremiah 25:22בְּעֵ֥בֶר · across
    …all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
  30. Jeremiah 48:28בְּעֶבְרֵ֥י · at
    Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.
  31. Jeremiah 49:32עֲבָרָ֛יו · sides
    Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoil. I will scatter to the wind in every direction those who shave their temples; I will bring calamity on them from all sides,” declares the LORD.
  32. Ezekiel 1:9עֵ֥בֶר · straight
    …and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
  33. Ezekiel 1:12עֵ֥בֶר
    Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
  34. Ezekiel 10:22עֵ֥בֶר
    Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.
  35. Zephaniah 3:10מֵעֵ֖בֶר · From beyond
    From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.