What does אֹבֶן (ʾōben) mean in the Bible?
אֹבֶן (ʾōben): Dual form denoting paired or composite objects; wheel and stool share structural principle of two horizontal disks.
Hebrew · H70
אֹבֶן
A pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between)
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אֹבֶן H70
Pronunciation ʾōben
What does אֹבֶן (ʾōben) mean in the Bible?
אֹבֶן (ʾōben): Dual form denoting paired or composite objects; wheel and stool share structural principle of two horizontal disks.
Full entry for אֹבֶן (H70) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H70?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the birthstools (1), the wheel (1).
Where does אֹבֶן (ʾōben) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 1:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Jeremiah (1).
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 the birthstools 1× Exodus 1:16
the wheel 1× Jeremiah 18:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 1:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Exodus 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
הָאָבְנָ֑יִם 1x hā·’ā·ḇə·nā·yim Exodus 1:16
הָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ 1x hā·’ā·ḇə·nā·yim Jeremiah 18:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - md 2x Exodus 1:16, Jeremiah 18:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Dual form denoting paired or composite objects; wheel and stool share structural principle of two horizontal disks.
Source Gloss
a pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Dual form denoting paired or composite objects; wheel and stool share structural principle of two horizontal disks.
a pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between) BDB: wheel Usage: wheel, stool.
Word Origins
אֹבֶן 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