What does עֵץ · אֶבֶן mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · אֶבֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wood and stone".
Hebrew · H6086, H68
עֵץ וָאֶבֶן
A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) · a stone
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
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 עֵץ וָאֶבֶן (ets va'even) mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · אֶבֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wood and stone".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6086, H68?
H6086, H68 is connected to 603 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. wood and stone
Strong's H6086, H68
Lexical occurrences 603 verses Source Gloss
wood and stone
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵץ וָאֶבֶן is built from this root:
עָצָה H6095
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