name
Ebenezer
eh-buh-NEE-zuh
name
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A male given name from Hebrew, popularised by English Puritans in the 1600s and meaning "stone of help."
"Ebenezer Scrooge is the miserly hero of Dickens's A Christmas Carol."
noun
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In some Christian traditions, a small chapel or meetinghouse, especially one named after the biblical memorial stone.
"The village Ebenezer still holds services every Sunday."
How to Use Ebenezer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA biblical-sounding given name meaning "stone of help"; also a small nonconformist chapel.
Word Forms
Ebenezers plural
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Etymology
From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven ha`ézer), "stone of help," referring to a memorial stone set up by the prophet Samuel in the Bible.