Strong's Definition
from the root of 1129 through the meaning to build; a stone
KJV Usage: + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) — stone. : stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror 1j2) perverse, hard heart
אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) — stone: weight. : weight 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror 1j2) perverse, hard heart
אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) — (Zoheleth) Stone. The sacred object, a memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines Combined with en ro.gel (זֹחֶ֫לֶת "Zoheleth" H2120) This name means stone (large or small), stone, as material
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · אֹבֶן · אֶבֶן בֹּהַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵן · אֶבֶן הָאֶזֶל · אֶבֶן הַזֹּחֶלֶת · אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר
Stone
stone (as a substance) = hard, heavy, and strong substance, ◄ very commonly found in nature, ► which can be hewn into different shapes by a craftsman
GEN 35:14 · EXO 7:19 · EXO 24:12 · EXO 31:18 · EXO 34:1 · EXO 34:4 · EXO 34:4 · DEU 4:13 · DEU 4:28 · DEU 5:22 · DEU 9:9 · DEU 9:10 · DEU 9:11 · DEU 10:1 · DEU 10:3 · DEU 28:36 · DEU 28:64 · DEU 29:16 · 1KI 8:9 · 2KI 19:18 · 2CH 2:13 · ISA 37:19 · JER 3:9 · EZK 20:32 · DAN 5:4 · DAN 5:23 · HAB 2:19
Stone
stone (as an object) = an object ◄ of stone, ► usually found in nature and used for throwing, building crude constructions; stones with a particular shape are sometimes used as a memorial or religious symbol; ≈ regarded as extremely common, easily available, but also as strong, hard, and unflexible
GEN 28:11 · GEN 28:18 · GEN 28:22 · GEN 29:2 · GEN 29:3 · GEN 29:3 · GEN 29:8 · GEN 29:10 · GEN 31:45 · GEN 31:46 · GEN 31:46 · EXO 15:5 · EXO 15:16 · EXO 17:12 · EXO 20:25 · EXO 21:18 · LEV 19:36 · LEV 20:2 · LEV 20:27 · LEV 24:23 · NUM 14:10 · NUM 15:35 · NUM 15:36 · NUM 35:17 · NUM 35:23 · DEU 8:9 · DEU 13:11 · DEU 17:5 · DEU 21:21 · DEU 22:21 · DEU 22:24 · DEU 25:13 · DEU 25:13 · DEU 25:15 · DEU 27:2 · DEU 27:4 · DEU 27:5 · DEU 27:6 · DEU 27:8 · JOS 4:3 · JOS 4:5 · JOS 4:6 · JOS 4:7 · JOS 4:8 · JOS 4:9 · JOS 4:20 · JOS 4:21 · JOS 7:25 · JOS 7:25 · JOS 7:26 · JOS 8:29 · JOS 8:31 · JOS 8:32 · JOS 10:18 · JOS 10:27 · JOS 24:26 · JOS 24:27 · JDG 9:5 · JDG 9:18 · JDG 20:16 · 1SA 6:14 · 1SA 6:15 · 1SA 7:12 · 1SA 14:33 · 1SA 17:40 · 1SA 17:49 · 1SA 17:49 · 1SA 17:50 · 1SA 25:37 · 2SA 14:26 · 2SA 16:6 · 2SA 16:13 · 2SA 18:17 · 2SA 20:8 · 1KI 10:27 · 1KI 12:18 · 1KI 18:31 · 1KI 18:32 · 1KI 18:38 · 1KI 21:13 · 2KI 3:19 · 2KI 3:25 · 1CH 12:2 · 2CH 1:15 · 2CH 9:27 · 2CH 10:18 · 2CH 24:21 · 2CH 26:14 · 2CH 26:15 · NEH 9:11 · JOB 5:23 · JOB 6:12 · JOB 8:17 · JOB 14:19 · JOB 28:2 · JOB 28:3 · JOB 28:6 · JOB 38:30 · JOB 41:20 · PSA 91:12 · PRO 11:1 · PRO 16:11 · PRO 20:10 · PRO 20:10 · PRO 20:23 · PRO 20:23 · PRO 26:8 · PRO 26:27 · PRO 27:3 · ECC 3:5 · ECC 3:5 · ISA 27:9 · ISA 27:9 · ISA 62:10 · JER 2:27 · JER 43:9 · JER 43:10 · JER 51:26 · JER 51:26 · JER 51:63 · LAM 3:53 · EZK 16:40 · EZK 23:47 · DAN 2:34 · DAN 2:35 · DAN 2:45 · DAN 6:18 · MIC 6:11 · ZEC 4:10 · ZEC 9:15 · ZEC 12:3
Titles
Collocation: אֶבֶן יִשְׂרָאֵל
Stone of Israel, Rock of Israel = God ◄ described as an unmoveable stone, ► signifying that he is dependable and able to protect against the enemy
Titles | ≈ צוּר מִכְשֹׁול | ≠ מִקְדָּשׁ
Collocation: אֶבֶן נֶגֶף
(God as a) stumbling stone = God ◄ described as a stone over which one may stumble, ► signifying that he will punish those who do not honor him
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: ירד אֶל־אַבְנֵי־בֹור
to go to the stones of the pit > to die literally: to descend to the stones of the pit; hence: = to die and go to the world of the dead, depicted as a deep rocky pit
Non-Exist | ≈ קַו־תֹהוּ
Collocation: נטה אַבְנֵי־בֹהוּ
to stretch the plummet of chaos over (something) > to reduce (something) to chaos literally: to stretch out the plummet of chaos over something; hence: = to reduce a land to destruction, ◄ as if it were meticulously planned and methodologically executed with the help of a plummet
Confident | verb qal sg
Collocation: צוק כְּמֹו־אֶבֶן
to be hard as stone (of one's heart) > to not be easily frightened literally: (one's) heart is hard as stone; hence: = state of not being easily frightened
Constructions
stone = block of stone, whether fully square or not;◄ found in nature or hewn from a quarry; ► used for building houses, walls, and other constructions
GEN 11:3 · LEV 14:40 · LEV 14:42 · LEV 14:42 · LEV 14:43 · LEV 14:45 · LEV 26:1 · 2SA 5:11 · 1KI 5:31 · 1KI 5:31 · 1KI 5:31 · 1KI 5:32 · 1KI 6:7 · 1KI 6:18 · 1KI 7:9 · 1KI 7:10 · 1KI 7:10 · 1KI 7:10 · 1KI 7:10 · 1KI 7:11 · 1KI 15:22 · 2KI 3:25 · 2KI 12:13 · 2KI 12:13 · 2KI 16:17 · 2KI 22:6 · 1CH 22:2 · 1CH 22:14 · 1CH 22:15 · 2CH 16:6 · 2CH 34:11 · EZR 5:8 · EZR 6:4 · NEH 3:34 · NEH 3:35 · JOB 38:6 · PSA 102:15 · PSA 118:22 · PRO 24:31 · ECC 10:9 · ISA 28:16 · ISA 28:16 · ISA 54:11 · ISA 60:17 · EZK 26:12 · EZK 40:42 · MIC 1:6 · HAB 2:11 · HAG 2:15 · HAG 2:15 · ZEC 4:7 · ZEC 5:4
Gemstones
Collocation: אֶבֶן · אֶבֶן יְקָרָה
precious stone = small object ◄ consisting of a variety of stone that is considered precious because of its beauty and scarcity; ► used as ornament or decoration; ≈ association with honor, majesty, and glory
GEN 2:12 · EXO 25:7 · EXO 25:7 · EXO 28:9 · EXO 28:10 · EXO 28:10 · EXO 28:11 · EXO 28:11 · EXO 28:12 · EXO 28:12 · EXO 28:17 · EXO 28:17 · EXO 28:21 · EXO 31:5 · EXO 35:9 · EXO 35:9 · EXO 35:27 · EXO 35:27 · EXO 35:33 · EXO 39:6 · EXO 39:7 · EXO 39:10 · EXO 39:14 · 2SA 12:30 · 1KI 10:2 · 1KI 10:10 · 1KI 10:11 · 1CH 20:2 · 1CH 29:2 · 1CH 29:2 · 1CH 29:2 · 1CH 29:2 · 1CH 29:8 · 2CH 3:6 · 2CH 9:1 · 2CH 9:9 · 2CH 9:10 · 2CH 32:27 · PRO 17:8 · ISA 54:12 · ISA 54:12 · LAM 4:1 · EZK 1:26 · EZK 10:1 · EZK 10:9 · EZK 27:22 · EZK 28:13 · EZK 28:14 · EZK 28:16 · DAN 11:38 · ZEC 3:9 · ZEC 3:9 · ZEC 9:16
Rain
hailstone = object similar to a small stone both in shape and in hardness; ◄ consisting of frozen rain; ► falling from the sky in showers; ≈ often associated with a punishment from God
JOS 10:11 · JOS 10:11 · ISA 30:30 · EZK 13:11 · EZK 13:13 · EZK 38:22
Containers
cover, lid literally: leaden stone; hence: = a flat object used to cover a container ◄ in the same way as a stone can be used to cover a well
Unwilling | ≠ לֵב בָּשָׂר
Collocation: לֵב אֶבֶן
heart of stone, unwillingness, unresponsiveness, stubbornness literally: heart of stone; hence: = state of being unwilling to listen to advice from others, especially from God, ◄ in the same way as stone is hard and unyielding as opposed to flesh
1 ECC 3:5 · ECC 3:5 The meaning of this collocation is unsure | among the possibilities are: (1) to throw stones on a field to make it unsuitable for cultivation, (2) to throw stones that were found on a field aside, (3) to lay bricks, (4) a euphemism for having sex, etc. 2 ZEC 3:9 · ZEC 3:9 The meaning of this passage is disputed.
noun f · אֶבֶן · בֵּן · רְאוּבֵן
noun f · אֶבֶן
Names of Landforms
Stone Ezel, Ezel Stone = a stone ► where David hid while he was waiting for Jonathan to bring news about his father's disposition towards him
noun f · אֶבֶן · זחל
Names of Landforms
Serpent's Stone, Snake Rock = stone or rock ◄ located near En-Rogel, south of Jerusalem; ► location where David's son Adonijah tried to make himself king
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֶ֫בֶן 274 n.f. stone in natural state
stone, as material
precious stone, gen. with modifying word
stone containing metal, = ore
a weight, as orig. stone
plummet
objects like stone
in sim. (mostly poet.) of sinking in water
In topogr. terms
base