What does עֵבֶר mean in the Bible?
עֵבֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "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 )".
Hebrew · H5676
עֵבֶר
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 )
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עֵבֶר H5676
What does עֵבֶר mean in the Bible?
עֵבֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "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 )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5676?
The BSB source-word alignment has 90 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include beyond (16), across (13), side (9), . . . (7), from beyond (6).
Where does עֵבֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 50:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (24), Deuteronomy (12), 1 Samuel (8), 1 Kings (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It beyond 16× Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 30:13, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 12:1
across 13× Genesis 50:11, Numbers 32:19, Numbers 34:15, Numbers 35:14
side 9× Numbers 32:19, Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 1:15, Joshua 13:27
. . . 7× Exodus 28:26, Exodus 39:19, Deuteronomy 30:13, 1 Samuel 14:4
from beyond 6× Joshua 24:3, 2 Samuel 10:16, 1 Chronicles 19:16, 2 Chronicles 20:2
on the other side 6× Numbers 21:13, Joshua 7:7, Judges 7:25, Judges 10:8
west 4× Joshua 9:1, 1 Kings 4:24, Nehemiah 2:7, Nehemiah 2:9
sides 3× Exodus 32:15, 1 Kings 4:24, Jeremiah 49:32
along 2× 1 Samuel 31:7, Isaiah 18:1
east of 2× Deuteronomy 1:1, Joshua 14:3
of the region west 2× Ezra 8:36, Nehemiah 3:7
on this side 2× Numbers 32:32, Joshua 1:14
vvv 2× Joshua 5:1, 1 Chronicles 6:78
- 1× 1 Kings 4:24
across from 1× Numbers 22:1
And beyond 1× Joshua 20:8
And from east 1× 1 Chronicles 12:37
and on past 1× 1 Kings 4:12
and those on the other side 1× 1 Samuel 31:7
at 1× Jeremiah 48:28
from 1× Job 1:19
in his own direction 1× Isaiah 47:15
is across 1× Genesis 50:10
next to 1× 1 Kings 7:20
on both sides 1× 1 Samuel 14:4
On the east side 1× Deuteronomy 1:5
straight 1× Ezekiel 1:9
the area 1× Exodus 25:37
to the other side 1× 1 Samuel 26:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:10 בְּעֵ֣בֶר to is across Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 50:11 בְּעֵ֥בֶר to across Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 25:37 עֵ֥בֶר to the area Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 28:26 עֵ֥בֶר to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 32:15 עֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם to sides Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 39:19 עֵ֥בֶר to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 21:13 מֵעֵ֤בֶר to on the other side Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 22:1 מֵעֵ֖בֶר to across from Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 32:19 מֵעֵ֥בֶר to across Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 32:19 מֵעֵ֥בֶר to side Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 50:10
Aligned rows 90
Books represented 18
Genesis 2 Exodus 4 Numbers 7 Deuteronomy 12 Joshua 24 Judges 4 1 Samuel 8 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 7 1 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 3 Job 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 3 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
בְּעֵ֣בֶר 13x bə·‘ê·ḇer Genesis 50:10, Deuteronomy 3:8, Deuteronomy 3:20, Deuteronomy 3:25
מֵעֵ֥בֶר 8x mê·‘ê·ḇer Numbers 32:19, Deuteronomy 30:13, Joshua 17:5, 1 Kings 4:12
עֵ֥בֶר 8x ‘ê·ḇer Exodus 25:37, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 39:19, Joshua 13:27
מֵעֵ֣בֶר 7x mê·‘ê·ḇer Numbers 35:14, Joshua 24:3, 1 Samuel 14:1, 2 Samuel 10:16
מֵעֵ֖בֶר 6x mê·‘ê·ḇer Numbers 22:1, Numbers 32:32, Joshua 14:3, Judges 7:25
עֵ֣בֶר 6x ‘ê·ḇer 1 Kings 4:24, Ezra 8:36, Nehemiah 2:7, Nehemiah 2:9
בְּעֵ֥בֶר 5x bə·‘ê·ḇer Genesis 50:11, Deuteronomy 1:5, Joshua 1:15, Joshua 12:1
בְּעֵ֤בֶר 5x bə·‘ê·ḇer Joshua 2:10, Joshua 12:7, Joshua 13:8, Joshua 24:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 32x Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Deuteronomy 1:1, Deuteronomy 1:5
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 18x Numbers 21:13, Numbers 22:1, Numbers 32:19, Numbers 32:32
Noun - masculine singular construct 17x Exodus 25:37, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 39:19, Deuteronomy 4:49
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 8x Joshua 14:3, Judges 7:25, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 14:15
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Joshua 20:8, 1 Chronicles 6:78
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 4:24, Jeremiah 49:32
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Isaiah 7:20, Jeremiah 48:28
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 14:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. 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 )
Source Gloss
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 )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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) BDB: region across Usage: × against, beyond, by, × from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain