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Chebar

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(strength). A river of Chaldea; seat of Ezekiel’s visions (Ezek. 1:3; 3:15, 23³The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him. (Ezekiel 1:3)
¹⁵Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. (Ezekiel 3:15)
²³Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face. (Ezekiel 3:23)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The river in the land of the Chaldeans, near to which Ezekiel was dwelling, when some of his visions were revealed to him (Ezek. 1:1,3¹Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. (Ezekiel 1:1)
³The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him. (Ezekiel 1:3); Ezek. 3:15¹⁵Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. (Ezekiel 3:15)). Some identify it with the Habor, but this is only conjecture, and others consider the Habor to be much too far north.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3529 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Kbar

Phonic:

keb-awr’

Meaning:

the same as 3528; length; Kebar, a river of Mesopotamia

KJV Usage:

Chebar. Compare 2249

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

as if made clear; abundant: vehement

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

a river of Mesopotamia [HABOR], Ezek. 1:1. {Copia-Abundance; length; strength; power:}