What does אֶבֶן (ʾeben) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H69
אֶבֶן
Stone.
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אֶבֶן H69
Pronunciation ʾeben
What does אֶבֶן (ʾeben) mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן (ʾeben) is a Hebrew word meaning "stone.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H69?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a stone (2), and stone (2), But the stone (1), cut stones (1), stone (1).
Where does אֶבֶן (ʾeben) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (6), Ezra (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a stone 2× Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:45
and stone 2× Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23
But the stone 1× Daniel 2:35
cut stones 1× Ezra 6:4
stone 1× Daniel 6:17
with large stones 1× Ezra 5:8
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:8 אֶ֣בֶן to with large stones Noun - feminine singular construct Ezra 6:4 אֶ֤בֶן to cut stones Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 2:34 אֶ֙בֶן֙ to a stone Noun - feminine singular Daniel 2:35 וְאַבְנָ֣א׀ to But the stone Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 2:45 אֶ֜בֶן to a stone Noun - feminine singular Daniel 5:4 וְאַבְנָֽא׃ to and stone Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 5:23 וְאַבְנָ֗א to and stone Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 6:17 אֶ֣בֶן to stone Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:8
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 2
Ezra 2 Daniel 6
Source forms
אֶ֣בֶן 2x ’e·ḇen Ezra 5:8, Daniel 6:17
אֶ֤בֶן 1x ’e·ḇen Ezra 6:4
אֶ֙בֶן֙ 1x ’e·ḇen Daniel 2:34
אֶ֜בֶן 1x ’e·ḇen Daniel 2:45
וְאַבְנָ֗א 1x wə·’aḇ·nā Daniel 5:23
וְאַבְנָ֣א׀ 1x wə·’aḇ·nā Daniel 2:35
וְאַבְנָֽא׃ 1x wə·’aḇ·nā Daniel 5:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate 3x Daniel 2:35, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23
Noun - feminine singular 3x Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 6:17
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. stone.
Source Gloss
stone.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Usage: stone.
Word Origins
אֶבֶן is built from this root:
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