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

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G2729
• GREEK G3035
• GREEK G3037
• GREEK G3398
• GREEK G5464

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