תֶּ֫בֶן
te.ven
“straw”
Definition
properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)
probably from H1129 (בָּנָה);
- straw, stubble 1a) as building material 1b) as fodder for livestock
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
תֶּ֫בֶן appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.
Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it; but your workload will in no way be reduced.’”
The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”
Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”
So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
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