Ebenezer

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛbəˈnizɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛbəˈniːzə/
• Rhymes: -iːzə(ɹ)

Ebenezer

1. (biblical) The stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Samuel 7:12:

     Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

2. A male given name taken up by Puritans in the 17th century.
   • 1843 Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Stave 1:

     "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."

3. A ghost town in Georgia in the United States.
4. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.