לְ/אֶ֣בֶן

𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤍

leeven

to the 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

Habakkuk 2:19 · Word #6

Lexicon H68

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

Morphology HR/Ncfsc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H68-25

to a building-stone

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to a feminine singular noun in construct form (Ncfsc). The form אֶבֶן is morphologically feminine singular; construct and absolute forms are identical here.
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֶבֶן derives from the root בנה ("to build"), reflecting a stone as a fundamental building element. Rendering it "building-stone" preserves this root connection, and the preposition לְ with the feminine singular form is conveyed by "to a" with a singular noun.

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H68-02 avanayv his building-stones
H68-04 avanim building-stones
H68-05 aven a building-stone

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