| Strong's Number: 68 | | | 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)
- common stone (in natural state)
- stone, as material
- of tablets
- marble, hewn stones
- precious stones, stones of fire
- stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon
- weight
- plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal
- stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice
- sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines
- (simile)
- sinking in water, motionlessness
- strength, firmness, solidity
- commonness
- (metaph)
- petrified with terror
- perverse, hard heart
| | | | NAS Word Usage - Total: 260 | | another 1, charm* 1, cornerstone* 1, death 1, differing weights 3, hailstones* 4, jeweler* 1, lapis lazuli* 1, line* 1, plumb line 1, plumb* 1, rock 2, rocks 1, slingstones* 1, stone 106, stonecutters* 1, stonemasons* 1, stones 125, weight 4, weights 3 | | |
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