Ever (עבר) means beyond in Hebrew.
It can also mean across, side, Ever, and Eber. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
beyond, across, side, Ever
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ever.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראהצד השני.
וְלֹא מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם הִוא לֵאמֹר מִי יַעֲבָר לָנוּ אֶל עֵבֶר הַיָּם וְיִקָּחֶהָ לָּנוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵנוּ אֹתָהּ וְנַעֲשֶׂנָּה.
- 2לשון המקראצד.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ לְעֵבֶר אֶחָד, וַאֲנִי וְיוֹנָתָן בְּנִי, נִהְיֶה לְעֵבֶר אֶחָד
- 3לשון המקראאחד מצאצאי שם, ומאבותיו של אברהם.
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד יָלַד אֶת שָׁלַח; וְשֶׁלַח יָלַד אֶת עֵבֶר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ever is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵבֶר
- Written without vowel points
- עבר
- Said
- ever
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- עֲבָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲבָרִים
- Gematria
- 272
This is how Ever is said in other languages.
- English
- beyond, across, side, Ever, Eber
- Spanish
- más allá, lado
These words mean the opposite of Ever.
These words rhyme with Ever.
The word Ever is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עבר הירדן
- עברי פי פחת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ever comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Ever comes from.
מקראי. מקביל לאכדית אֵבַּר 6387. קיים גם את הביטוי באכדית eber nari "עבר הנהר". באכדית שנתגלתה בכתובות תגלת פלאסר III, ובנו שלמנאסר V, מצויה הפועל: "אֶבְּאֶרוּ " ebēru, במשמעות - "עֶבְרוֹ".
These words come before and after Ever in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ever.
What does Ever (עבר) mean in Hebrew?
Ever (עבר) means beyond, across, and side. It is said ever, with the stress on e.
What is the opposite of Ever (עבר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ever (עבר) are הלום.
What rhymes with Ever (עבר)?
Words that rhyme with Ever (עבר) include דבר, אבר, חבר, גבר, שבר, and קבר.
Is Ever (עבר) masculine or feminine?
The word Ever (עבר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲבָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.