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Lexicon :: Strong's H8401 - teḇen

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תֶּבֶן
Transliteration
teḇen
Pronunciation
teh'-ben
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from בָּנָה (H1129)
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TWOT Reference: 2493

Strong’s Definitions

תֶּבֶן teben, teh'-ben; probably from H1129; properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder):—chaff, straw, stubble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H8401 in the following manner: straw (15x), stubble (1x), chaff (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H8401 in the following manner: straw (15x), stubble (1x), chaff (1x).

  1. straw, stubble

    1. as building material

    2. as fodder for livestock

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תֶּבֶן teben, teh'-ben; probably from H1129; properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder):—chaff, straw, stubble.
STRONGS H8401: Abbreviations
† תֶּ֫בֶן noun masculineExodus 5:16 straw (√ unknown; Ges and others compare בנה (compare Thes1492), but see LagBN 138; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian tibnu; Aramaic תִּיבְנָא, bdb106104, whence Arabic bdb106105 as loan-word Frä124); — absolute ת׳ Genesis 24:25 +, תֶּ֑בֶן Exodus 5:10 +; — straw, i.e. straw threshed fine: chaff Jeremiah 23:28 (opposed to בָּר), blown by wind Job 21:28 (in simile; || מֹץ), yielding Job 41:19 (simile); food for camels Genesis 24:25, 32 (J), asses Judges 19:19 (all + מִסְפּוֹא), בָּקָר Isaiah 11:7; Isaiah 65:25, horses 1 Kings 5:8 (+ שְׂעֹרִים); mixed with clay in brick-making Exodus 5:7 (twice in verse); Exodus 5:10, 11, 12 (opposed to קַשׂ), Exodus 5:13; Exodus 5:16; Exodus 5:18 (J); — see further VogelstLandwirthsch. 67.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:25; 24:25; 24:32

Exodus

5:7; 5:10; 5:10; 5:11; 5:12; 5:13; 5:16; 5:16; 5:18

Judges

19:19

1 Kings

5:8

Job

21:28; 41:19

Isaiah

11:7; 65:25

Jeremiah

23:28

H8401

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8401 matches the Hebrew תֶּבֶן (teḇen),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:25 - Yes, we have plenty of straw and feed for the camels, and we have room for guests.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:32 - So the man went home with Laban, and Laban unloaded the camels, gave him straw for their bedding, fed them, and provided water for the man and the camel drivers to wash their feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:7 - “Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:10 - So the slave drivers and foremen went out and told the people: “This is what Pharaoh says: I will not provide any more straw for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:11 - Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as before!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:12 - So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt in search of stubble to use as straw.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:13 - Meanwhile, the Egyptian slave drivers continued to push hard. “Meet your daily quota of bricks, just as you did when we provided you with straw!” they demanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:16 - “We are given no straw, but the slave drivers still demand, ‘Make bricks!’ We are being beaten, but it isn’t our fault! Your own people are to blame!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:18 - Now get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce the full quota of bricks.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:19 - even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:28 - They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:18 - Are they driven before the wind like straw?
Are they carried away by the storm like chaff?
Not at all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:27 - Iron is nothing but straw to that creature,
and bronze is like rotten wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:7 - The cow will graze near the bear.
The cub and the calf will lie down together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - The wolf and the lamb will feed together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.
But the snakes will eat dust.
In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:28 - “Let these false prophets tell their dreams,
but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word.
There is a difference between straw and grain!
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