What does גֶּדֶר · אֶבֶן mean in the Bible?
גֶּדֶר · אֶבֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a circumvallation".
Hebrew · H1444, H68
גֶּדֶר אֲבָנָיו
A circumvallation · a stone
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גֶּדֶר H1444 a circumvallation
אֶבֶן H68 a stone
Pronunciation ʾeven
Foundation and witness: stone marks covenant, builds altars, and testifies to God's permanence and judgment
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What does גֶּדֶר אֲבָנָיו (geder avonav) mean in the Bible?
גֶּדֶר · אֶבֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a circumvallation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1444, H68?
H1444, H68 is connected to 275 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a circumvallation
Strong's H1444, H68
Lexical occurrences 275 verses Source Gloss
a circumvallation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֶּדֶר אֲבָנָיו is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain