Ebenezer

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Ebenezer

/ɛbəˈnizɚ/ Canada, US
/ɛbəˈniːzə/ UK

Rhymes with -iːzə(ɹ)

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

proper noun

The stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel. 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.
A male given name from Hebrew taken up by Puritans in the 17th century. "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."
A ghost town in Georgia, United States.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A locality in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

noun Ebenezers

A chapel or meetinghouse.

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name male given name

Ελληνικά	Εμπενίζερ Empenízer

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@misc{ebenezer_2026,
  title = {Ebenezer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ebenezer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}