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Hebrew · H8401

תֶּבֶן

Properly, material , i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)

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תֶּבֶןH8401
Pronunciationteben

What does תֶּבֶן (teben) mean in the Bible?

תֶּבֶן (teben): Waste grain byproduct transformed into sustenance; metaphorically represents worthlessness or insubstantial value.

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What does תֶּבֶן (teben) mean in the Bible?

תֶּבֶן (teben): Waste grain byproduct transformed into sustenance; metaphorically represents worthlessness or insubstantial value.

How does the BSB render H8401?

The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Straw (10), and straw (1), as straw (1), for straw (1), is straw (1).

Where does תֶּבֶן (teben) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Genesis (2), Isaiah (2), Job (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
Straw10×Genesis 24:32, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:11
and straw1×1 Kings 4:28
as straw1×Job 41:27
for straw1×Exodus 5:12
is straw1×Jeremiah 23:28
of straw1×Genesis 24:25
they like straw1×Job 21:18
with straw1×Exodus 5:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:25תֶּ֥בֶןtoof strawNoun - masculine singularGenesis 24:32תֶּ֤בֶןtoStrawNoun - masculine singularExodus 5:7תֶּ֧בֶןtowith strawNoun - masculine singularExodus 5:7תֶּֽבֶן׃tostrawNoun - masculine singularExodus 5:10תֶּֽבֶן׃tostrawNoun - masculine singularExodus 5:11תֶּ֔בֶןtostrawNoun - masculine singularExodus 5:12לַתֶּֽבֶן׃tofor strawPreposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularExodus 5:13הַתֶּֽבֶן׃tostrawArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 5:16תֶּ֗בֶןtostrawNoun - masculine singularExodus 5:18וְתֶ֖בֶןtostrawConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 24:25
Aligned rows17
Books represented7
Genesis2Exodus8Judges11 Kings1Job2Isaiah2Jeremiah1
Source forms
תֶּֽבֶן׃3xte·ḇenExodus 5:7, Exodus 5:10, Isaiah 11:7
תֶּ֤בֶן2xte·ḇenGenesis 24:32, Judges 19:19
תֶּ֔בֶן2xte·ḇenExodus 5:11, Isaiah 65:25
הַתֶּֽבֶן׃1xhat·te·ḇenExodus 5:13
וְהַתֶּ֔בֶן1xwə·hat·te·ḇen1 Kings 4:28
וְתֶ֖בֶן1xwə·ṯe·ḇenExodus 5:18
כְּתֶ֥בֶן1xkə·ṯe·ḇenJob 21:18
לְתֶ֣בֶן1xlə·ṯe·ḇenJob 41:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular10xGenesis 24:25, Genesis 24:32, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:10
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xExodus 5:12, Jeremiah 23:28
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 5:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 5:18
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Kings 4:28
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 21:18
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 41:27
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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