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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ezer

a help

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ezer

(treasure).

A son of Ephraim, who was slain by the aboriginal inhabitants of Gath while engaged in a foray on their cattle. (1 Chronicles 7:21) (B.C. before 1491.)
A priest who assisted in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 12:42) (B.C. 446.)
Father of Hushah of the sons of Hur. (1 Chronicles 4:4)
One of the Gadite chiefs who fought with David. (1 Chronicles 12:8,9) (B.C. 1054.)
One who aided in repairing the wall at Jerusalem; a Levite. (Nehemiah 3:19)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Treasure.

(1.) One of the sons of Seir, the native princes, "dukes," of Mount Hor (Genesis 36:21, 27).

(2.) 1 Chronicles 7:21;

(3.) 4:4.

(4.) One of the Gadite champions who repaired to David at Ziklag (12:9).

(5.) A Levite (Nehemiah 3:19).

(6.) A priest (12:42).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EZER

e'-zer (`ezer, "help"):

(1) A Horite chief (Genesis 36:21 1 Chronicles 1:38).

(2) A Judahite (1 Chronicles 4:4).

(3) An Ephraimite, slain by men of Gath (1 Chronicles 7:21).

(4) A Gadite who followed David while in exile on account of the wrath of Saul (1 Chronicles 12:9).

(5) One of those who under direction of Nehemiah repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:19).

(6) A musician in one of the great companies appointed by Nehemiah to give thanks at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:42).

Greek

1663. Eliezer -- Eliezer, an Israelite
... NASB Word Usage Eliezer (1). Eliezer. Of Hebrew origin (Eliy'ezer); Eliezer, an
Israelite -- Eliezer. see HEBREW Eliy'ezer. (eliezer) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7320a. Romamti Ezer -- "I have made lofty help," a son of Heman
Romamti Ezer or Romamti Ezer. 7320, 7320a. Romamti Ezer or Romamti Ezer. 7320b .
"I have made lofty help," a son of Heman. Transliteration ...
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5829. Ezer -- "help," three Israelites
... 5828, 5829. Ezer. 5830 . "help," three Israelites. Transliteration: Ezer Phonetic
Spelling: (ay'-zer) Short Definition: Ezer. ... NASB Word Usage Ezer (3). Ezer ...
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5827. Ezer -- "help," two Israelites
... 5826, 5827. Ezer. 5828 . "help," two Israelites. Transliteration: Ezer Phonetic
Spelling: (eh'-zer) Short Definition: Ezer. ... NASB Word Usage Ezer (2). Ezer. ...
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7320. Rowmamtiy 'Ezer -- "I have made lofty help," a son of Heman
Rowmamtiy 'Ezer. 7319, 7320. Rowmamtiy 'Ezer. 7320a . "I have made lofty
help," a son of Heman. Transliteration: Rowmamtiy 'Ezer ...
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5828. ezer -- a help, helper
... 5827, 5828. ezer. 5829 . a help, helper. Transliteration: ezer Phonetic Spelling:
(ay'-zer) Short Definition: help. ... 5827, 5828. ezer. 5829 . Strong's Numbers
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687. Etser -- "treasure," a chief of the Horites
... 686, 687. Etser. 688 . "treasure," a chief of the Horites. Transliteration:
Etser Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-tser) Short Definition: Ezer. ... Ezer. ...
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5371. Nergal Sharetser -- a Bab. court official
... Nergal Sharetser. 5372 . a Bab. court official. Transliteration: Nergal Sharetser
Phonetic Spelling: (nare-gal' shar-eh'-tser) Short Definition: Nergal-sar-ezer ...
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72. Eben Haezer -- "stone of the help," a place of unc. location ...
... Word Origin from eben and ezer Definition "stone of the help," a place of unc. ... see
HEBREW 'eben. see HEBREW ezer. 71, 72. Eben Haezer. 73 . Strong's Numbers
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5833. ezrah -- help, helper, assistance
... Word Origin fem. of ezer Definition help, helper, assistance NASB Word Usage assistance
(2), help (22), helpers (1), support (1). ... see HEBREW ezer. 5832, 5833. ...
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3134. Yoezer -- "the LORD is a help," one of David's mighty men
... Word Origin from Yhvh and ezer Definition "the LORD is a help," one of David's mighty
men NASB Word Usage Joezer (1). Joezer. ... see HEBREW ezer. 3133, 3134. ...
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Library

The Nations of the North-East
... The war with Ammon had brought David into conflict with Zobah, an Aramaic kingdom
which under Hadad-ezer was aiming at the conquest of the whole of Syria. ...
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'More than Conquerors through Him'
... That state had apparently started into prominence under its king Hadar- ezer, as
he is called in this chapter, which is obviously a clerical error for Hadad ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/more than conquerors through him.htm

Repentance and victory
... Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name
of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.'-1 SAMUEL vii 1-12 ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/repentance and victory.htm

Chapter xxxvi
... 20-30. The following are the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land:
Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah; and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxxvi.htm

Faithlessness and Defeat
... Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer:
and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.2. And the Philistines put themselves ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/faithlessness and defeat.htm

Turning Back in the Day of Battle
... sons of Ephraim, Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tabath his son, and Eladah, and
Tabath his son, and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 12 1866/turning back in the day.htm

Ebenezer!
... "Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name
of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.""1 Samuel 7:12. ...
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Saul Rejected
... had put up some sort of monument of their exploit in a temper of vain-glory, very
unlike the spirit which reared the stone of help at Eben-ezer; and apparently ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/saul rejected.htm

This Letter was Written to Accompany the Publication of Sermon 221 ...
... Ye have heard how the Prophet Samuel set up a stone and called the name of it
EBEN-EZER, saying, "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." That stone marked the ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/this letter was written to.htm

How it is Said that Jacob Went into Egypt with Seventy-Five Souls ...
... grandson of Joseph; there, too, is he whom Ephraim, Joseph's other son, begot, that
is, Shuthelah, grandson of Joseph, and Shuthelah's son Ezer, grandson of ...
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Thesaurus

Ezer (10 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EZER. e'-zer (`ezer, "help"): (1) A Horite chief (Genesis
36:21 1 Chronicles 1:38). ... Multi-Version Concordance Ezer (10 Occurrences). ...
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Eben-ezer (3 Occurrences)
Eben-ezer. Ebenezer, Eben-ezer. Ebene'zer . Easton's Bible Dictionary Stone
of ... Shems. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EBEN-EZER. eb ...
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Romamti-ezer (2 Occurrences)
Romamti-ezer. Romamtiezer, Romamti-ezer. Romam'ti-e'zer . Easton's Bible
Dictionary ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ROMAMTI-EZER. ...
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Abi-ezer (3 Occurrences)
Abi-ezer. Abiezer, Abi-ezer. Abi-e'zer . Multi-Version Concordance
Abi-ezer (3 Occurrences). Judges 6:34 and the Spirit ...
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Nergal-shar-ezer (2 Occurrences)
Nergal-shar-ezer. Ner'gal-share'zer, Nergal-shar-ezer. Neri .
Multi-Version Concordance Nergal-shar-ezer (2 Occurrences). ...
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Nergal-sar-ezer (2 Occurrences)
Nergal-sar-ezer. Nergal-sarezer, Nergal-sar-ezer. Nergalsharezer .
Multi-Version Concordance Nergal-sar-ezer (2 Occurrences). ...
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Ebenezer (3 Occurrences)
... the Philistines routed the Israelites, "and slew of the army in the field about
four thousand men" (4:1, 2; here, and at 5:1, called "Eben-ezer" by anticipation ...
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Ebene'zer (3 Occurrences)
... Eben-ezer, Ebene'zer. Eber . ... Now Israel went out against the Philistines to
battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. ...
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Dishan (5 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. ... 1 Chronicles 1:38 The sons of Seir: Lotan,
and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. ...
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Romamtiezer (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ROMAMTI-EZER. ro-mam-ti-e'-zer, ro-mam-ti-e'-
zer (romamti `ezer, "highest help"): Son of Heman, appointed ...
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Bible Concordance

Ezer (10 Occurrences)

Genesis 36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 36:27 These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 36:30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:19 Next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 12:42 and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Ezer

Ezer: A Gadite Warrior

Ezer: A Levite

Ezer: A Man of Judah

Ezer: A Man of Judah: Perhaps Identical With the Ezra of

Ezer: A Priest

Ezer: A Son of Ephraim

Ezer: Also Called Ezar, a Horite Duke

Related Terms

Eben-ezer (3 Occurrences)

Romamti-ezer (2 Occurrences)