עֵבֶר

Strong’s Definition

properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)

Etymology & Derivation

from H5674 (עָבַר);

KJV Usage

[idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.region beyond or across, side
• 2.region across or beyond
• 3.side, opposite side

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻêber; Pronunciation: ay'-ber