Ebenezer

Ebenezer meaning

Ebenezer is a Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin.

Stone of the help

Also used to mean: stone of help

Ebenezer comes from Hebrew Eben-ha-Ezer, 'the stone of help'. After a victory over the Philistines, the prophet Samuel set up a stone and named it, saying 'Thus far the Lord has helped us' (1 Samuel 7:12). The phrase entered hymns and became a first name among Protestants, though Dickens's miser Ebenezer Scrooge gave it a different flavour in English. In India it is a Christian name used in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the Northeast, and many churches and schools are called Ebenezer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H72 · entry Eben-ha-Ezer · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H72, Eben-ha-Ezer (Bible Hub) · 1 Samuel 7:12 (Bible Hub)

Spellings

Ebenezer · Ebenezar · Ebinezer

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