The meaning of “אֶבֶן”
Understanding ʼeben reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s). - ...
אֶבֶן
[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s). - a stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror 1j2) perverse, hard heart
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 29:3 | “And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.” Word: אֶבֶן (ʼeben) | |
| Joshua 8:29 | “And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.” Word: אֶבֶן (ʼeben) | |
| 2 Kings 16:17 | “And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.” Word: אֶבֶן (ʼeben) | |
| Psalms 102:14 | “For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.” Word: אֶבֶן (ʼeben) | |
| Lamentations 4:1 | “How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.” Word: אֶבֶן (ʼeben) |
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