etsyon-gever · Ezion-geber

What it means

etsyon-gever (עֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Ezion-geber”.

A port on the shore of the Sea of Reeds, in the gulf of Aqaba.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Numbers×4
• Deuteronomy×2
• 1 Kings×4
• 2 Chronicles×4

• Numbers 33:35

  They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

• Numbers 33:36

  They set out from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is Kadesh.

• Deuteronomy 2:8

  So we passed by, away from our brothers, the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the way of the Arabah, from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

• 1 Kings 9:26

  And King Solomon made ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth, on the shore of the Sea of Reeds, in the land of Edom.

• 1 Kings 22:48

  Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they did not go, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

• 2 Chronicles 8:17

  Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth, on the shore of the sea in the land of Edom.

• 2 Chronicles 20:36

  He allied him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made ships in Ezion-geber.

And 7 more times.