Strong's Lexicon teben: Straw, chaff Original Word: תֶּבֶן Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be compact Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "teben," the concept of chaff is captured in the Greek word "ἄχυρον" (achyron), Strong's Greek #892, used in passages like Matthew 3:12. Usage: The Hebrew word "teben" refers to straw or chaff, the dry stalks of cereal plants left after the grain and chaff have been removed. In biblical times, straw was commonly used as fodder for livestock and as a binding material in brick-making. The term is often used metaphorically to describe something insubstantial or worthless. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern agrarian societies, straw was an essential byproduct of grain harvesting. It was used for various purposes, including feeding animals and as a component in building materials. The process of threshing separated the valuable grain from the straw and chaff, which were considered less valuable. This imagery is often used in the Bible to contrast the righteous and the wicked or to illustrate the fleeting nature of earthly pursuits. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition straw NASB Translation straw (17). Brown-Driver-Briggs תֶּ֫בֶן noun masculineExodus 5:16 straw (√ unknown; Ges and others compare בנה (compare Thes1492), but see LagBN 138; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian tibnu; Aramaic תִּיבְנָא,  , whence Arabic  as loan-word Frä124); — absolute ׳ת Genesis 24:25 +, תֶּ֑בֶן Exodus 5:10 +; — straw, i.e. straw threshed fine: chaff Jeremiah 23:28 (opposed to בָּר), blown by wind Job 21:28 (in simile; "" מֹץ), yielding Job 41:19 (simile); food for camels Genesis 24:25,32 (J), asses Judges 19:19 (all + מִסְמּוֺא), בָּקָר Isaiah 11:7; Isaiah 65:25, horses 1 Kings 5:8 (+ שְׂעֹרִים); mixed with clay in brick-making Exodus 5:7 (twice in verse); Exodus 5:10,11,12 (opposed to קַשׂ), Exodus 5:13; Exodus 5:16; Exodus 5:18 (J); — see further VogelstLandwirthsch. 67. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance blemish Probably from banah; properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder) -- chaff, straw, stubble. see HEBREW banah Forms and Transliterations הַתֶּֽבֶן׃ התבן׃ וְהַתֶּ֔בֶן וְתֶ֖בֶן והתבן ותבן כְּתֶ֥בֶן כתבן לְתֶ֣בֶן לַתֶּ֥בֶן לַתֶּֽבֶן׃ לתבן לתבן׃ תֶּ֔בֶן תֶּ֗בֶן תֶּ֤בֶן תֶּ֥בֶן תֶּ֧בֶן תֶּֽבֶן׃ תבן תבן׃ hat·te·ḇen hatteḇen hatTeven kə·ṯe·ḇen kəṯeḇen keTeven lat·te·ḇen latteḇen latTeven lə·ṯe·ḇen ləṯeḇen leTeven te·ḇen teḇen Teven vehatTeven veTeven wə·hat·te·ḇen wə·ṯe·ḇen wəhatteḇen wəṯeḇenLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 24:25 HEB: אֵלָ֔יו גַּם־ תֶּ֥בֶן גַּם־ מִסְפּ֖וֹא NAS: of both straw and feed, KJV: moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender INT: about both straw of both and feed Genesis 24:32 Exodus 5:7 Exodus 5:7 Exodus 5:10 Exodus 5:11 Exodus 5:12 Exodus 5:13 Exodus 5:16 Exodus 5:18 Judges 19:19 1 Kings 4:28 Job 21:18 Job 41:27 Isaiah 11:7 Isaiah 65:25 Jeremiah 23:28 17 Occurrences |
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