א־ב־ן

Hebrew

Etymology

Presumably denominative from אֶבֶן (éven, “stone”), eventually from Proto-Semitic *ʔabn-.[1][2]

Root

א־ב־ן • (ʾ-b-n)

  1. Related to stones.

Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ב־ן‎ (0 c, 3 e)

References
  1. A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾBN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
  2. Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 3

Further reading
  • “א־ב־ן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “א־ב־ן”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
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