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Lexicon :: Strong's H5858 - ʿêḇāl

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עֵיבָל
Transliteration
ʿêḇāl
Pronunciation
ay-bawl'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald
Strong’s Definitions

עֵיבָל ʻÊybâl, ay-bawl'; perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald; bare; Ebal, a mountain of Palestine:—Ebal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H5858 in the following manner: Ebal (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H5858 in the following manner: Ebal (8x).

  1. Ebal = "stone" or "bare mountain"

    proper masculine noun

    1. a son of Shobal

      proper locative noun

    2. mountain of cursing, north of Shechem and opposite Mount Gerizim

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵיבָל ʻÊybâl, ay-bawl'; perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald; bare; Ebal, a mountain of Palestine:—Ebal.
STRONGS H5858: Abbreviations
† [H5745 עוֺבָל], I. עֵיבָל proper name, of a people Arabian people, descended from Joktan according to [H5745 Genesis 10:28] (LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Γαιβαλ); = עֵיבָל 1 Chronicles 1:22 (LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ηβηλ). On location compare GlaserSkizze ii. 426.

† II. עֵיבָל proper name, masculine or of a people name in Edom, Genesis 36:23 (Greek Version of the LXX Γαιβηλ), = 1 Chronicles 1:40 (Greek Version of the LXX Γαιβηλ), A Γαοβηλ LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ουβαλ); according to GlaserSkizze ii. 426 possibly = foregoing (above) (compare with name of (god) Bēl, WklGeschichte. Israel 120; Alttest. Unters. 117 f.).

† III. עֵיבָל proper name, of a mountain Ebal, the mountain of cursing, north of Shechem (Nabulus), and opposite Mt. Gerizim (mountain of blessing, south of Shechem), Deuteronomy 11:29, also Joshua 8:30, Joshua 8:33 (D); Greek Version of the LXX Γαιβαλ (connection with above √ dubious; on בל = Bēl, compare GrayProp. N. 124 n., and references); — on Ebal see RobBR ii. 275 ff. GASmGeogr. Ch. vi. Di Deuteronomy 11:29 Drib. BdPal. (1898), 257.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

36:23

Deuteronomy

11:29; 11:29

Joshua

8:30; 8:33

1 Chronicles

1:22; 1:40

H5858

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Strong's Number H5858 matches the Hebrew עֵיבָל (ʿêḇāl),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:23 - The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:29 - “When the LORD your God brings you into the land and helps you take possession of it, you must pronounce the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:4 - When you cross the Jordan, set up these stones at Mount Ebal and coat them with plaster, as I am commanding you today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:13 - And the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali must stand on Mount Ebal to proclaim a curse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:30 - Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:33 - Then all the Israelites—foreigners and native-born alike—along with the elders, officers, and judges, were divided into two groups. One group stood in front of Mount Gerizim, the other in front of Mount Ebal. Each group faced the other, and between them stood the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant. This was all done according to the commands that Moses, the servant of the LORD, had previously given for blessing the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:22 - Obal,[fn] Abimael, Sheba,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:40 - The descendants of Shobal were Alvan,[fn] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,[fn] and Onam. The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
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