ke.var is the proper name used to identify the river setting of Ezekiel’s visions, encounters, and exiles.

The term consistently functions as the proper name in phrases identifying a river location: the setting of Ezekiel’s visions and divine encounter, the dwelling place of exiles, and the location recalled when later appearances are compared with what was seen there.

1. Proper name in river-location phrases · dominant

   In Ezekiel 1:1 and Ezekiel 1:3, the proper noun identifies the river beside which Ezekiel is among the captivity and receives the word of the LORD; the APB renders these clauses with “the river Chebar.” In Ezekiel 10:15, Ezekiel 10:20, Ezekiel 10:22, Ezekiel 3:15, Ezekiel 3:23, and Ezekiel 43:3, it marks the river location used to recall a prior sight of the living creature, glory, or appearance, or the place where the exiles dwell.

   Ezekiel 1:1Ezekiel 1:3Ezekiel 3:15Ezekiel 3:23Ezekiel 10:15Ezekiel 43:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term in river phrases, usually as “the river Chebar” and once as “by the river Chebar.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these phrases confirm the verse-level location without establishing finer distinctions.