First names in Hebrew

First name Eber: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עבר

Gematria value: 272

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eber is written עבר

Eber is the English form of Ever, עבר in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Eber mean?

Meaning: "the other side, the crossing"
Origin: Hebrew

Ever is a biblical Hebrew name, that of a great-grandson of Shem and an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis 10:21-24; 11:14-17). It comes from the verb avar, "to pass over, to go through": ever is "the other side, the far bank". The word ivri, "Hebrew", comes from the same root.

Gematria

Eber = 272

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עבר has 3 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total272

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Eber, from ע to ר:

עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר׃

“She is a tree of life to those who hold fast to her, and those who support her are happy.”

Proverbs 3:18

The book of your first name

Eber, in nine pages

• Eber, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Eber
• Eber, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Eber in three answers

How do you write Eber in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eber is written עבר. Eber is the English form of Ever, עבר in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Eber?
Written עבר, Eber is worth 272: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Eber mean?
The other side, the crossing (origin: Hebrew). Ever is a biblical Hebrew name, that of a great-grandson of Shem and an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis 10:21-24; 11:14-17). It comes from the verb avar, "to pass over, to go through": ever is "the other side, the far bank". The word ivri, "Hebrew", comes from the same root.