ebenezer

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Definition of ebenezer in English English dictionary

The stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel

A male given name taken up by Puritans in the 17th century

The area around this stone monument

Erected stone memorial

Symbol of victory

The stone memorial in Israel erected by the historic Hebrew leader Samuel after a victorious battle

Related Terms

Ebenezer Scrooge

A fictional man who is greedy and despises Christmas until his eventual redemption and is the protagonist of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Ebenezer R Hoar

born Feb. 21, 1816, Concord, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 31, 1895, Concord U.S. politician. He graduated from Harvard College (1835) and Harvard Law School (1839). His outspoken opposition to slavery soon made him a leading public figure in his home state. By the mid-1840s he was a member of the antislavery Whigs, or "Conscience Whigs," in the Massachusetts state senate. Later he helped form the Free Soil and Republican parties in Massachusetts. He served on the Massachusetts state supreme court (1859-69), was briefly U.S. attorney general (1869-70), and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1873-75)

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar

born Feb. 21, 1816, Concord, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 31, 1895, Concord U.S. politician. He graduated from Harvard College (1835) and Harvard Law School (1839). His outspoken opposition to slavery soon made him a leading public figure in his home state. By the mid-1840s he was a member of the antislavery Whigs, or "Conscience Whigs," in the Massachusetts state senate. Later he helped form the Free Soil and Republican parties in Massachusetts. He served on the Massachusetts state supreme court (1859-69), was briefly U.S. attorney general (1869-70), and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1873-75)

Hyphenation

Eb·e·ne·zer

Turkish pronunciation

ebînizır

Pronunciation

/ˌebəˈnēzər/ /ˌɛbɪˈniːzɜr/

Etymology

() From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven-ha`éizer, “stone of help”).