69. eben
Strong's Lexicon
eben: Stone

Original Word: אֶבֶן
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: eben
Pronunciation: EH-ben
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'-ben)
Definition: Stone
Meaning: a stone

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to build

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3037 (λίθος, lithos): Refers to a stone or rock, used similarly in the New Testament.

- G4073 (πέτρα, petra): Often used metaphorically to describe Christ as the spiritual rock.

Usage: The Hebrew word "eben" primarily refers to a stone or rock. It is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, including as a building material, a tool for judgment, a symbol of strength and permanence, and a metaphor for spiritual truths. Stones were integral to ancient life, serving both practical and symbolic purposes.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, stones were a fundamental part of daily life and religious practice. They were used to construct altars, memorials, and buildings, including the Temple in Jerusalem. Stones also held significant symbolic meaning, representing strength, stability, and the enduring nature of God's promises. The use of stones in covenants and as witnesses to agreements underscores their importance in the cultural and religious landscape of the time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to eben
Definition
a stone
NASB Translation
stone (6), stones (2).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
stone

(Aramaic) corresponding to 'eben -- stone.

see HEBREW 'eben

Forms and Transliterations
אֶ֙בֶן֙ אֶ֜בֶן אֶ֣בֶן אֶ֤בֶן אבן וְאַבְנָ֗א וְאַבְנָ֣א ׀ וְאַבְנָֽא׃ ואבנא ואבנא׃ ’e·ḇen ’eḇen Even veavNa wə’aḇnā wə·’aḇ·nā
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Ezra 5:8
HEB: וְה֤וּא מִתְבְּנֵא֙ אֶ֣בֶן גְּלָ֔ל וְאָ֖ע
NAS: with huge stones, and beams
KJV: with great stones, and timber
INT: which built stones huge and beams

Ezra 6:4
HEB: נִדְבָּכִ֞ין דִּי־ אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ תְּלָתָ֔א
NAS: of huge stones and one layer
KJV: rows of great stones, and a row of new
INT: layers forasmuch stones of huge three

Daniel 2:34
HEB: דִּ֣י הִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶת אֶ֙בֶן֙ דִּי־ לָ֣א
NAS: until a stone was cut
KJV: till that a stone was cut out
INT: forasmuch was cut A stone out without

Daniel 2:35
HEB: הִשְׁתֲּכַ֣ח לְה֑וֹן וְאַבְנָ֣א ׀ דִּֽי־ מְחָ֣ת
NAS: of them was found. But the stone that struck
KJV: was found for them: and the stone that smote
INT: no was found the stone that struck

Daniel 2:45
HEB: מִטּוּרָא֩ אִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת אֶ֜בֶן דִּי־ לָ֣א
NAS: as you saw that a stone was cut
KJV: thou sawest that the stone was cut out
INT: of the mountain was cut A stone forasmuch without

Daniel 5:4
HEB: פַרְזְלָ֖א אָעָ֥א וְאַבְנָֽא׃
NAS: iron, wood and stone.
KJV: of iron, of wood, and of stone.
INT: iron wood and stone

Daniel 5:23
HEB: פַרְזְלָ֜א אָעָ֣א וְאַבְנָ֗א דִּ֠י לָֽא־
NAS: wood and stone, which
KJV: iron, wood, and stone, which see not,
INT: iron wood and stone whose not

Daniel 6:17
HEB: וְהֵיתָ֙יִת֙ אֶ֣בֶן חֲדָ֔ה וְשֻׂמַ֖ת
NAS: A stone was brought and laid
KJV: thee.And a stone was brought, and laid
INT: was brought A stone and a and laid

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 69
8 Occurrences


’e·ḇen — 5 Occ.
wə·’aḇ·nā — 3 Occ.
















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