What does אֶבֶן · שָׁלֵם · צֶדֶק · הָיָה mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · שָׁלֵם · צֶדֶק · הָיָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a stone".
Hebrew · H68, H8003, H6664, H1961
אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ
A stone · complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly · the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity · to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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אֶבֶןH68a stone
Pronunciationʾeven
Foundation and witness: stone marks covenant, builds altars, and testifies to God's permanence and judgment
Open lexicon entry →שָׁלֵםH8003complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
צֶדֶקH6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
Pronunciationṣedeq
Moral and legal rightness unified: what aligns with divine order, covenant standards, and just relationships simultaneously.
Open lexicon entry →הָיָהH1961to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Pronunciationhāyāh
Emphatic existential verb emphasizing actual occurrence or becoming; never mere grammatical copula in Hebrew thought.
Open lexicon entry →What does אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ (even shelemah vatsedeq yihyeh-lakh) mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · שָׁלֵם · צֶדֶק · הָיָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a stone".
Full entry for אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ (H68, H8003, H6664, H1961) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H68, H8003, H6664, H1961?
H68, H8003, H6664, H1961 is connected to 3,995 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a stone
Strong'sH68, H8003, H6664, H1961
Lexical occurrences3,995 versesSource Gloss
a stone
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ is built from this root: