Eber

Hebrew עֵבֶר‎‎ (ʿéver)

Eber

1. (Judaism, Christianity) In the Bible, the son of Salah and the father of Joktan and Peleg.

• Beer, Bree, Reeb, be-er, beer, bere, bree, reeb

From Middle High German ëber, from Old High German ebur, from Proto-Germanic *eburaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-r-. Cognate with Dutch ever, Latin aper, Serbo-Croatian vepar. Despite the similarity in form and meaning, not related to obsolete dialectal Bär (“boar”) (which see), nor to Bär (“bear”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːbɐ/

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Eber m (genitive Ebers, plural Eber)

1. boar (male pig, especially domestic)

• Keiler (“male wild boar”)

• Eber in Duden online

From Hebrew עֵבֶר‎ (Éver).

Eber (m)

1. (biblical) Eber