◄ 8401. teben ►
Strong's Lexicon teben: Straw, chaff Original Word: תֶּבֶן Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: teben Pronunciation: TEH-ben Phonetic Spelling: (teh'-ben) Definition: Straw, chaff Meaning: material, refuse haum, stalks of grain 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 Origin of 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 wəṯeḇen Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman'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 HEB: הַגְּמַלִּ֑ים וַיִּתֵּ֨ן תֶּ֤בֶן וּמִסְפּוֹא֙ לַגְּמַלִּ֔ים NAS: and he gave straw and feed KJV: and gave straw and provender INT: the camels gave straw and feed to the camels Exodus 5:7 HEB: תֹאסִפ֞וּן לָתֵ֨ת תֶּ֧בֶן לָעָ֛ם לִלְבֹּ֥ן NAS: the people straw to make brick KJV: give the people straw to make brick, INT: longer to give straw the people to make Exodus 5:7 HEB: וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם תֶּֽבֶן׃ NAS: and gather straw for themselves. KJV: and gather straw for themselves. INT: go and gather straw Exodus 5:10 HEB: נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם תֶּֽבֶן׃ NAS: I am not going to give you [any] straw. KJV: Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. INT: I am not to give you straw Exodus 5:11 HEB: קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ תֶּ֔בֶן מֵאֲשֶׁ֖ר תִּמְצָ֑אוּ NAS: [and] get straw for yourselves wherever KJV: Go ye, get you straw where ye can find INT: go get straw where find Exodus 5:12 HEB: לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַתֶּֽבֶן׃ NAS: to gather stubble for straw. KJV: to gather stubble instead of straw. INT: to gather stubble straw Exodus 5:13 HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּהְי֥וֹת הַתֶּֽבֶן׃ NAS: just as when you had straw. KJV: tasks, as when there was straw. INT: you had straw Exodus 5:16 HEB: תֶּ֗בֶן אֵ֤ין נִתָּן֙ NAS: There is no straw given KJV: There is no straw given INT: straw There given Exodus 5:18 HEB: לְכ֣וּ עִבְד֔וּ וְתֶ֖בֶן לֹא־ יִנָּתֵ֣ן NAS: no straw, yet you must deliver KJV: therefore now, [and] work; for there shall no straw be given INT: go work straw no will be given Judges 19:19 HEB: וְגַם־ תֶּ֤בֶן גַּם־ מִסְפּוֹא֙ NAS: is both straw and fodder KJV: Yet there is both straw and provender INT: is both straw and also and fodder 1 Kings 4:28 HEB: וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣ים וְהַתֶּ֔בֶן לַסּוּסִ֖ים וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁ NAS: barley and straw for the horses KJV: Barley also and straw for the horses INT: barley and straw the horses and swift Job 21:18 HEB: יִהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי־ ר֑וּחַ NAS: Are they as straw before the wind, KJV: They are as stubble before the wind, INT: become straw before the wind Job 41:27 HEB: יַחְשֹׁ֣ב לְתֶ֣בֶן בַּרְזֶ֑ל לְעֵ֖ץ NAS: iron as straw, Bronze KJV: iron as straw, [and] brass INT: regards straw iron wood Isaiah 11:7 HEB: כַּבָּקָ֥ר יֹֽאכַל־ תֶּֽבֶן׃ NAS: will eat straw like the ox. KJV: shall eat straw like the ox. INT: the ox will eat straw Isaiah 65:25 HEB: כַּבָּקָ֣ר יֹֽאכַל־ תֶּ֔בֶן וְנָחָ֖שׁ עָפָ֣ר NAS: will eat straw like the ox; KJV: shall eat straw like the bullock: INT: the ox will eat straw will be the serpent's and dust Jeremiah 23:28 HEB: אֱמֶ֑ת מַה־ לַתֶּ֥בֶן אֶת־ הַבָּ֖ר NAS: What does straw have [in common] with grain? KJV: faithfully. What [is] the chaff to the wheat? INT: truth What straw has corn 17 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 8401 17 Occurrences hat·te·ḇen — 1 Occ. kə·ṯe·ḇen — 1 Occ. lat·te·ḇen — 2 Occ. lə·ṯe·ḇen — 1 Occ. te·ḇen — 10 Occ. wə·hat·te·ḇen — 1 Occ. wə·ṯe·ḇen — 1 Occ.