What does סָקַל · אֶבֶן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5619, H68
סַקְּלוּ מֵאֶבֶן
Properly, to be weighty ; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a de lapidation) · a stone
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סָקַל H5619 properly, to be weighty ; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a de lapidation)
Pronunciation sāqal
To stone to death; paradoxically derived from "weight" but never conveys heaviness literally.
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אֶבֶן H68 a stone
Pronunciation ʾeven
Foundation and witness: stone marks covenant, builds altars, and testifies to God's permanence and judgment
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What does סַקְּלוּ מֵאֶבֶן (saqqᵉlû mēʾeḇen) mean in the Bible?
סָקַל · אֶבֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "clear stones, remove obstacles.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5619, H68?
H5619, H68 is connected to 295 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. clear stones, remove obstacles.
Source Gloss
clear stones, remove obstacles.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 9
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Imperfect Exod 19:13 · Exod 21:28 · Exod 21:29 · Exod 21:32 4×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Perfect 1Kgs 21:14 · 1Kgs 21:15 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Infinitive absolute Exod 19:13 · Exod 21:28 2×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 62:10 1×
Word Origins
סַקְּלוּ מֵאֶבֶן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain