e.ven H68

אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) means “stone” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

אֶ֫בֶן Hebrew · H68 273 tagged occurrences in 239 verses

Pronunciation guide: eh'-ben Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0068G

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

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TBESH · H0068H

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

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TBESH · H0068I

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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from the root of H1129 (בָּנָה) through the meaning to build; a stone

KJV glosses: [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).

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How translators render H68

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
stones	62
stone	31
a stone	16
and stone	10
the stones	10
the stone	9
of stone	8
of stones	4
weights	4
and gemstones	3
as stones	3
him	3
vvv	3
and onyx stones	2
and the stone	2
gemstones	2
hailstones	2
of gemstones	2
of rocks	2
rock	2
to the stone	2
with stones	2
your stones	2
a cornerstone	1
a heavy stone	1
a rock	1
a rocky	1
against a stone	1
and a plumb line	1
and a stone	1
and cut them	1
and hail	1
and hailstones	1
and slabs	1
and slingstones	1
and some	1
and stones	1
and to a stone	1
and with the stones	1
another	1
as a stone	1
as stone	1
as well as onyx	1
by	1
cover	1
differing	1
for ore	1
from ore	1
her stones	1
i will send hailstones	1
instead of stone	1
its rocks	1
jewels	1
joshua and caleb	1
like a stone	1
like jewels	1
of dressed stone	1
one of the stones	1
one stone	1
precious stones	1
slingstones	1
some stones	1
standard	1
stones together	1
the capstone	1
the contaminated ones	1
the gems	1
the plumb line	1
the rock	1
the way a gem	1
the weights	1
them	1
these stones	1
to sling stones	1
turquoise	1
two differing weights	1
unequal weights	1
weight	1
whose rocks	1
with a stone	1
with its stones	1
with slingstones	1
with stones in place	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
stones	62
stone	27
of stone	19
a stone	12
of stones	12
him with stones	11
the stones	10
the stone	9
and stone	7
them with stones	6
and stones	5
and the stones	4
as a stone	3
as stones	3
away the stones	3
divers weights	3
of the stones	3
these stones	3
weight	3
and great hailstones	2
in stone	2
the stony	2
thy stones	2
to the stone	2
weights	2
against a stone	1
all the stones	1
all the weights	1
also and stone	1
and for stones	1
and hailstones	1
and masons	1
and these stones	1
and this stone	1
and to a stone	1
and with a stone	1
and with the stones	1
behold this stone	1
but for a stone	1
by the stone	1
for a foundation a stone	1
for behold the stone	1
for stone	1
for the stone	1
her with stones	1
his stone	1
in her stones	1
nor a stone	1
o great hailstones	1
of carbuncles	1
of land with stones	1
of thee a stone	1
of those stones	1
of you a stone	1
or with any stone	1
slingstones	1
that the stone	1
the headstone	1
the plummet	1
the weight	1
thee with stones	1
their stone	1
thence a stone	1
there upon the stones	1
there was no stone	1
thereof and the stone	1
thereof and the stones	1
they the stones	1
to the stones	1
upon a stone	1
upon the stones	1
whose stones	1
with a stone	1
with hailstones	1
with stones	1
with the stones	1
ye by these stones	1

Verses containing H68

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2 Chronicles 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
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2 Chronicles 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
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2 Chronicles 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
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2 Chronicles 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
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2 Chronicles 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
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2 Chronicles 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 26:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
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2 Chronicles 26:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
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2 Chronicles 32:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
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2 Chronicles 34:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.
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Nehemiah 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
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Source alternate reference: 3.34
Nehemiah 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
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Source alternate reference: 3.35
Nehemiah 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
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Job 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
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Job 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
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Job 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
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Job 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
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Job 28:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
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Job 28:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
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Job 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
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Job 38:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,
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Job 38:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?
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Job 41:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!
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Source alternate reference: 41.16
Job 41:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.
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Source alternate reference: 41.20
Psalms 91:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
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Psalms 102:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
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Source alternate reference: 102.15
Psalms 118:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Proverbs 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
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Proverbs 16:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
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Proverbs 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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Proverbs 20:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
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Proverbs 20:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
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Proverbs 24:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
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Proverbs 26:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
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Proverbs 26:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
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Proverbs 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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Ecclesiastes 3:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
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Ecclesiastes 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
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Isaiah 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
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Isaiah 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.
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Isaiah 27:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
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Isaiah 28:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
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Isaiah 30:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
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Isaiah 34:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
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Isaiah 37:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
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Isaiah 54:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
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Isaiah 54:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
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Isaiah 60:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
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Isaiah 62:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
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