אבן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾabn-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeven/

Noun

אֶבֶן • (éven) f (plural indefinite אֲבָנִים‎, plural construct אַבְנֵי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. stone, small rock
  2. gem
  3. (Biblical Hebrew) motionless body, paralyzed (see 1 Samuel 25:37)
Declension
Declension of אֶבֶן
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite אֶבֶן first אַבְנִי‎אַבְנֵנוּ‎
definite הָאֶבֶן‎ second אַבְנְךָ‎אַבְנֵךְ‎אַבְנְכֶם‎אַבְנְכֶן‎
construct אֶבֶן־ third אַבְנוֹ‎אַבְנָהּ‎אַבְנָם‎אַבְנָן‎
pluralindefinite אֲבָנִים‎ first אבניי \ אֲבָנַי‎אֲבָנֵינוּ‎
definite הָאֲבָנִים‎ second אֲבָנֶיךָ‎אבנייך \ אֲבָנַיִךְ‎אַבְנֵיכֶם‎אַבְנֵיכֶן‎
construct אַבְנֵי־‎ third אֲבָנָיו‎אֲבָנֶיהָ‎אַבְנֵיהֶם‎אַבְנֵיהֶן‎

References

Etymology 2

From Arabic اِبْن‎ (ibn).

Noun

אבן • (ibn) m (no plural forms, singular construct אבן־)

(singular only, construct only)
  1. (used in names) ibn

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن‎ (ibn).

Noun

אבן (ibnun) m (plural אבנא‎ (ʾabnāʾun) or בנון‎ (banūna))

  1. son
    • Exodus 1:1 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)
      ‏הדׄה אסמא בני אסראיל אלדאכׄלין אלי מצר מע יעקוב רגׄל ואלה דכׄלו׃‎‎
      hāḏihi ʾasmāʾu banī ʾisrāʾīla d-dāḵilīna ʾilā miṣra maʿa yaʿqūba rajulun waʾilluhu daḵalū.
      These are the names of the sons of Israel entering Egypt. With Jacob, man and his kin entered:
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