Quick Definition
Ezion-geber
Biblical Persons & Places
Ezion-geber
Ezion-geber
A location first mentioned at Num.33.35;
only referred to as Ezion-geber (עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר).
Strong's Definition
Etsjon-Geber, a place on the Red Sea
Derivation: from H6096 (עָצֶה) and H1397 (גֶּבֶר); backbone-like of a man;
KJV Usage: Ezion-geber.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ezion-geber = "backbone of a man"
1) the last station during the exodus of the Israelites before they came to the wilderness of Zin; located near Elath at the head of the Gulf of Akaba
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר (ets.yon ge.ver) — Ezion-geber.
§ Ezion-geber = "backbone of a man" the last station during the exodus of the Israelites before they came to the wilderness of Zin; located near Elath at the head of the Gulf of Akaba
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר n.pr.loc. near Elath at head of Gulf of Aḳaba base