אָ֑בֶן

𐤀𐤁𐤍

aven

of stone

from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).

H68

Exodus 28:17 · Word #7

Lexicon H68

Lemmaאֶבֶן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤁𐤍
Transliterationʼeben
Strong'sH68
In-contextof stone

Morphology HNcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H68-05

a building-stone

Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun, absolute state (HNcfsa). No article or suffix attached.
Rendering Rationaleאֶבֶן is a feminine singular noun in the absolute state. Rendering it as "a building-stone" preserves its concrete sense while reflecting its traditional association with the root בנה (to build), highlighting its role as a foundational element in construction.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בנה (to build, construct, establish, set up)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H68-07 aveneyhem their building-stones

Word Usage (273 occurrences of H68)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:12 וְ/אֶ֥בֶן veeven and stone
Genesis 11:3 לְ/אָ֔בֶן leaven instead of stone
Genesis 28:11 מֵ/אַבְנֵ֣י meaveney one of the stones