Strong H6100עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר

Ezion-geber

Transliteration
‛etsyôn geber ‛etsyôn geber
Pronunciation
(both) ets-yone' gheh'-ber
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H6096 and H1397; backbone like of a man;
{Etsjon-Geber} a place on the Red Sea: - {Ezion-gaber} Ezion-geber.

Meaning of the name

Ezion-geber = "backbone of a man"

Detailed definition

Ezion-geber, an Israelite encampment during the Exodus and later a port city on the Red Sea, known for its maritime trade and shipbuilding.

In the biblical story

Ezion-geber

Israelite encampment; port city on Red Sea

Ezion-geber, an Israelite encampment during the Exodus and later a port city on the Red Sea, known for its maritime trade and shipbuilding.

In the Bible

Strong H6100 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • geber4
  • gaber3

First verses

  1. Numbers 33:35
    And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion–gaber.
  2. Numbers 33:36
    And they removed from Ezion–gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
  3. Deuteronomy 2:8
    And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
  4. 1 Kings 9:26
    And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
  5. 1 Kings 22:48
    Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
  6. 2 Chronicles 8:17
    Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
  7. 2 Chronicles 20:36
    And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion–geber.
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