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H8401 תֶּבֶן (teben) teh'-ben

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

straw

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: probably from H1129 (בָּנָה);

KJV Usage: chaff, straw, stubble.

TWOT Reference: 2493

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) straw, stubble
1a) as building material
1b) as fodder for livestock

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תֶּ֫בֶן (te.ven) — straw. 1) straw, stubble 1a) as building material 1b) as fodder for livestock

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · מַתְבֵּן

Plants | ≈ מֹץ · קַשׁ

straw = dried stalks of grain and grasses, usually left over from harvesting grain ► used as food for animals or as an ingredient for making clay bricks; ≈ associated with something of little value

GEN 24:25 · GEN 24:32 · EXO 5:7 · EXO 5:7 · EXO 5:10 · EXO 5:11 · EXO 5:12 · EXO 5:13 · EXO 5:16 · EXO 5:18 · JDG 19:19 · 1KI 5:8 · JOB 21:18 · JOB 41:19 · ISA 11:7 · ISA 65:25 · JER 23:28

Anne Garber Kompaore

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תֶּ֫בֶן n.m. straw (√ unknown) base

Bible Occurrences (16)

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