{"def":{"short":"a stone","long":["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"],"(metaphorically)",["petrified with terror","perverse, hard heart"]]]},"deriv":"from the root of H1129 through the meaning to build","pronun":{"ipa":"ʔɛˈbɛn̪","ipa_mod":"ʔɛˈvɛn","sbl":"ʾeben","dic":"eh-BEN","dic_mod":"eh-VEN"}}