What does אֶבֶן · רֶשַׁע mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · רֶשַׁע: Stone as both literal building material and figurative foundation for covenant, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Scripture
Hebrew · H68, H7562
אֶבֶן
A stone · a wrong (especially moral)
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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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רֶשַׁע H7562 a wrong (especially moral)
Pronunciation resha
Moral perversity and deviation from justice; often paired with covenant violation and divine judgment throughout OT
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What does אֶבֶן (avne resha) mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · רֶשַׁע: Stone as both literal building material and figurative foundation for covenant, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Scripture
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H68, H7562?
H68, H7562 is connected to 303 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Stone as both literal building material and figurative foundation for covenant, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Scripture
Source Gloss
a stone
Extended definition
Stone as both literal building material and figurative foundation for covenant, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Scripture
carbuncle, mason, plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Grammatical Forms
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Old Testament Witnesses
Fraudulent measuring stones used for deceitful gain.
Word Origins
אֶבֶן is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
They represent deliberate manipulation for profit at others’ expense. Micah 6:9-16
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