'eben

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 068

Original Word	Word Origin
!ba	from the root of (01129) through the meaning to build
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
'eben	TWOT - 9
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
eh'-ben	Noun Feminine

Definition

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

King James Word Usage - Total: 272

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

KJV Verse Count
Genesis	13
Exodus	25
Leviticus	9
Numbers	5
Deuteronomy	24
Joshua	20
Judges	3
1 Samuel	9
2 Samuel	7
1 Kings	19
2 Kings	6
1 Chronicles	7
2 Chronicles	14
Nehemiah	3
Job	11
Psalms	3
Proverbs	9
Ecclesiastes	2
Isaiah	11
Jeremiah	6
Lamentations	2
Ezekiel	17
Daniel	1
Micah	2
Habakkuk	2
Haggai	1
Zechariah	8

Total	239

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.

Bibliography Information

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

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