Eber

Borrowed from Hebrew עֵבֶר (ʿéver)

Eber

1. (biblical) the son of Salah and the father of Joktan and Peleg.
2. Surname and given name

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

From Middle High German ëber, from Old High German ebur, from Proto-West Germanic *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/

• Audio

  (file)

Eber m (strong, genitive Ebers, plural Eber)

1. boar (male pig, especially domestic)

   Synonym: Keiler (“male wild boar”)

• Zuchteber (“herd boar”)

• “Eber” in Duden online
• “Eber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֵבֶר (Éver).

Eber m

1. (biblical) Eber

• bere, ebre, erbe, rebe