Eben-ezerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• 韻: -iːzə(r)

固有名詞

Ebenezer

1. (Biblical) The stone memorial in Israel erected by Samuel.
2. A male given name taken up by Puritans in the 17th century.

引用

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 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.

• 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."