וּ/לְ/עֵ֥בֶר
𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤓
Ever
And to Eber
Proper name designating two early post-diluvian ancestors (descendants of Shem), as well as other individuals in later genealogies; also potentially used in a wider sense to indicate 'the region beyond' or 'across,' relating to geography. The primary lexical meaning when used as a proper name is 'Eber,' but fundamentally the term is derived from a root conveying the idea of 'the other side, region across.'
1 Chronicles 1:19 · Word #1
Lexicon H5677
| Lemma | עֵבֵר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Ever |
| Strong's | H5677 |
| Definition | Proper name designating two early post-diluvian ancestors (descendants of Shem), as well as other individuals in later genealogies; also potentially used in a wider sense to indicate 'the region beyond' or 'across,' relating to geography. The primary lexical meaning when used as a proper name is 'Eber,' but fundamentally the term is derived from a root conveying the idea of 'the other side, region across.' |
Morphology HC/R/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | And to Eber |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5677-02
and to Eber (from across)
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular noun; conjunction וּ (and) + preposition לְ (to) prefixed to the name עֵבֵר. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is the proper name עֵבֵר with prefixed conjunction וּ and preposition לְ, meaning "and to." The name derives from the root עבר (to cross over), so the rendering preserves both the morphological prefixes and the root sense of "one from across." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to Ever
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: One-from-Across |
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