Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebenezer

/ɛbəˈnizɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: ebenez-er
IPA: /ɛbəˈnizɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.

name

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

name

A ghost town in Georgia, United States.

name

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

name

A locality in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

noun

A chapel or meetinghouse.

Example Sentences

"Then Samuel tooke a ſtone, and ſet it betweene Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-Ezer, ſaying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped vs."
"Here I raiſe my Eben-ezer, Hither by thy Grace I'm come; So I hope by thy good Pleaſure, Shortly to arrive at Home:"
""I have none to give," the Ghost replied. "It comes from other regions, Ebenezer Scrooge, and is conveyed by other ministers, to other kinds of men.""

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛbəˈnizɚ/
British English: /ɛbəˈniːzə/

Inflected Forms

Ebenezers (plural)

Rhymes With

caesar freezer teaser cesar pleaser tweezer reser beazer keezer cheeser feeser leazer

Questions

How do you pronounce ebenezer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛbəˈnizɚ/.
What does ebenezer mean?: The stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.
Where does ebenezer come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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