'eḇen

eh'-ben
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

'eḇen Definition

  1. stone (large or small)
    1. common stone (in natural state)
    2. stone, as material
      1. of tablets
      2. marble, hewn stones
    3. precious stones, stones of fire
    4. stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon
    5. weight
    6. plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal
    7. stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice
    8. sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines
    9. (simile)
      1. sinking in water, motionlessness
      2. strength, firmness, solidity
      3. commonness
    10. (metaph)
      1. petrified with terror
      2. perverse, hard heart
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
!ba
Origin
from the root of (01129) through the meaning to build
Strong's Number
068
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 9

KJV Word Usage

stone(s)
247
weight(s)
7
divers weights + (068)
3
hailstones
3
stony
2
carbuncle + (0688)
1
hailstones + (01259)
1
hailstones + (0417)
1
headstone
1
masons + (07023)
1
plummet
1
slingstones
1
Total
272

KJV Verse Count

13
25
9
5
24
20
3
9
7
19
6
7
14
3
11
3
9
2
11
6
2
17
1
2
2
1
8
Total
239
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for 'eben". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .