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Eben-ezer

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(stone of help). A memorial stone (1 Sam. 4:1-5; 7:12¹And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. ²And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. ³And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. ⁴So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. ⁵And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. (1 Samuel 4:1‑5)
¹²Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. (1 Samuel 7:12)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A stone thus called, signifying “stone of help,” set up by Samuel, after obtaining victory over the Philistines, as a memorial of the help received from God (1 Sam. 4:1¹And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. (1 Samuel 4:1); 1 Sam. 5:1¹And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. (1 Samuel 5:1); 1 Sam. 7:12¹²Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. (1 Samuel 7:12)). It would appear in the texts as if the stone had had the name prior to Samuel’s thus designating it; but this may be accounted for by the whole account having been written after the stone was so named. The word has become symbolical for the expression “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.”

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

72 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Eben

Phonic:

ha-`ezer

Meaning:

from 68 and 5828 with the article inserted; stone of the help; Eben-ha-Ezer, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Ebenezer

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the stone of help

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Stone of help:―a memorial stone set up by Samuel after the defeat of the Philistines, 1 Sam. 4:1. {Lapis auxilii}