What does אֶבֶן (ʾeben) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H69
אֶבֶן
Stone.
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אֶבֶןH69
Pronunciationʾeben
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 Ita stone2×Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:45
and stone2×Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23
But the stone1×Daniel 2:35
cut stones1×Ezra 6:4
stone1×Daniel 6:17
with large stones1×Ezra 5:8
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:8אֶ֣בֶןtowith large stonesNoun - feminine singular constructEzra 6:4אֶ֤בֶןtocut stonesNoun - feminine singular constructDaniel 2:34אֶ֙בֶן֙toa stoneNoun - feminine singularDaniel 2:35וְאַבְנָ֣א׀toBut the stoneConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinateDaniel 2:45אֶ֜בֶןtoa stoneNoun - feminine singularDaniel 5:4וְאַבְנָֽא׃toand stoneConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinateDaniel 5:23וְאַבְנָ֗אtoand stoneConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinateDaniel 6:17אֶ֣בֶןtostoneNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEzra 5:8
Aligned rows8
Books represented2
Ezra2Daniel6
Source forms
אֶ֣בֶן2x’e·ḇenEzra 5:8, Daniel 6:17
אֶ֤בֶן1x’e·ḇenEzra 6:4
אֶ֙בֶן֙1x’e·ḇenDaniel 2:34
אֶ֜בֶן1x’e·ḇenDaniel 2:45
וְאַבְנָ֗א1xwə·’aḇ·nāDaniel 5:23
וְאַבְנָ֣א׀1xwə·’aḇ·nāDaniel 2:35
וְאַבְנָֽא׃1xwə·’aḇ·nāDaniel 5:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate3xDaniel 2:35, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23
Noun - feminine singular3xDaniel 2:34, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 6:17
Noun - feminine singular construct2xEzra 5:8, Ezra 6:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. stone.
Source Gloss
stone.
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Usage: stone.
Word Origins
אֶבֶן is built from this root: