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Strong's Hebrew: 70. אָבְנָ֫יִם (oben) -- Wheel, Disk

Strong's Lexicon

oben: Wheel, Disk

Original Word: אֹבֶן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: oben
Pronunciation: OH-ben
Phonetic Spelling: (o'ben)
Definition: Wheel, Disk
Meaning: a pair of stones, a potter's wheel, a midwife's stool

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be convex

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2947 (kuklos) - meaning circle or wheel

- G5163 (trokhos) - meaning wheel

Usage: The Hebrew word "oben" primarily refers to a wheel or a circular object, often used in the context of millstones or chariot wheels. It signifies the round, rolling nature of these objects, which are essential for grinding grain or facilitating movement in ancient transportation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, millstones were crucial for daily life, used to grind grain into flour for bread, a staple food. The "oben" as a wheel was also vital for chariots and carts, which were primary means of transportation and warfare. The wheel's invention marked a significant technological advancement, impacting trade, agriculture, and military strategies.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from eben
Definition
a wheel, disk
NASB Translation
birthstool (1), wheel (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אֹבֶן] noun [masculine] wheel, disc — Du הָאָבְנָ֑יִם

1 potter's wheel Jeremiah 18:3 (two discs revolving one above the other; name from likeness to mill-stones; see AW18).

2 ׳עַלהָֿא Exodus 1:16 probably = sella parturientis, = δίφροι λοχειαῖοι bearing-stool, midwife's stool (from likeness to potter's wheel; on custom of labor upon stool see PlossDas Weib, 2nd ed. ii, 35, 179 etc. & Cesnola collective from Cyprus, Metrop. Mus., N. York, No. 614, terra cotta figures from 4th or 5th cent. B.C.; Descriptive Atlas of Cesn. Collectivel, plural lxvi. No. 435; compare W. H. W[ard]PESoc. 2nd Statement 1873, p. 76). SpiegelbergZA xiv {1900}, 269 ff.; Randglossen 19 ff. explained as the two stones [read אַבְנַיִם], i.e. bearing-stool of 'stones' = bricks, tiles.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

wheel, stool

From the same as 'eben; a pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between) -- wheel, stool.

see HEBREW 'eben

Forms and Transliterations

הָאָבְנָ֑יִם הָאָבְנָֽיִם׃ האבנים האבנים׃ hā’āḇənāyim hā·’ā·ḇə·nā·yim haaveNayim

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