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Strong's H68 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אֶבֶן (ʼeben)

Pronunciation: eh'-ben

POS: eh'-ben Morph: n-f

Exegesis: from the root of through the meaning to build;

Definition: from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).

KJV Usage: [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).

Senses[edit | edit source]

1. 1) stone (large or small)
2. 1a) common stone (in natural state)
3. 1b) stone, as material
4. 1b1) of tablets
5. 1b2) marble, hewn stones
6. 1c) precious stones, stones of fire
7. 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon
8. 1e) weight
9. 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal
10. 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice
11. 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines
12. 1i) (simile)
13. 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness
14. 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity
15. 1i3) commonness
16. 1j) (metaph)
17. 1j1) petrified with terror
18. 1j2) perverse, hard heart