What does אֶבֶן · שָׁלֵם mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · שָׁלֵם: Stone as material substrate for covenant identity: altars, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Israel's narrative
Hebrew · H68, H8003
אֶבֶן
A stone · complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
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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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שָׁלֵם H8003 complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
What does אֶבֶן (even shelemah) mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · שָׁלֵם: Stone as material substrate for covenant identity: altars, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Israel's narrative
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H68, H8003?
H68, H8003 is connected to 301 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Stone as material substrate for covenant identity: altars, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Israel's narrative
Source Gloss
a stone
Extended definition
Stone as material substrate for covenant identity: altars, testimony, and divine judgment throughout Israel's narrative
carbuncle, mason, plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Grammatical Forms
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Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
a full or complete weight used for fair measurement
Word Origins
אֶבֶן is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Represents honesty, integrity, and fairness. Proverbs 11:1
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