Strong's Lexicon oben: Wheel, Disk Original Word: אֹבֶן Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be convex Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2947 (kuklos) - meaning circle or wheel - G5163 (trokhos) - meaning wheel Usage: The Hebrew word "oben" primarily refers to a wheel or a circular object, often used in the context of millstones or chariot wheels. It signifies the round, rolling nature of these objects, which are essential for grinding grain or facilitating movement in ancient transportation. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, millstones were crucial for daily life, used to grind grain into flour for bread, a staple food. The "oben" as a wheel was also vital for chariots and carts, which were primary means of transportation and warfare. The wheel's invention marked a significant technological advancement, impacting trade, agriculture, and military strategies. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom eben Definition a wheel, disk NASB Translation birthstool (1), wheel (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [אֹבֶן] noun [masculine] wheel, disc — Du הָאָבְנָ֑יִם — 1 potter's wheel Jeremiah 18:3 (two discs revolving one above the other; name from likeness to mill-stones; see AW18). 2 ׳עַלהָֿא Exodus 1:16 probably = sella parturientis, = δίφροι λοχειαῖοι bearing-stool, midwife's stool (from likeness to potter's wheel; on custom of labor upon stool see PlossDas Weib, 2nd ed. ii, 35, 179 etc. & Cesnola collective from Cyprus, Metrop. Mus., N. York, No. 614, terra cotta figures from 4th or 5th cent. B.C.; Descriptive Atlas of Cesn. Collectivel, plural lxvi. No. 435; compare W. H. W[ard]PESoc. 2nd Statement 1873, p. 76). SpiegelbergZA xiv {1900}, 269 ff.; Randglossen 19 ff. explained as the two stones [read אַבְנַיִם], i.e. bearing-stool of 'stones' = bricks, tiles. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance wheel, stool From the same as 'eben; a pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between) -- wheel, stool. see HEBREW 'eben Forms and Transliterations הָאָבְנָ֑יִם הָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ האבנים האבנים׃ hā’āḇənāyim hā·’ā·ḇə·nā·yim haaveNayimLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 1:16 HEB: וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן עַל־ הָאָבְנָ֑יִם אִם־ בֵּ֥ן NAS: and see [them] upon the birthstool, if KJV: and see [them] upon the stools; if it [be] a son, INT: and see upon the birthstool if son Jeremiah 18:3 2 Occurrences |
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