תבן

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־ב־ן (t-b-n)

Cognate with Aramaic תִּבְנָא / ܬܒܢܐ (teḇnā, straw) whence Arabic تِبْن (tibn) and cognate to or derived from Akkadian 𒅔𒉡𒁕 (/⁠tibnu⁠/, straw).

Noun

תֶּבֶן (tévenm

  1. straw, chaff, stubble
    • Tanach, Job 21:18, with translation of the King James Version:
      [] יִהְיוּ, כְּתֶבֶן לִפְנֵי-רוּחַ; וּכְמֹץ, גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָה []
      yihyú k'téven lifnei-ruakh ;ukh'móts g'navatú sufáh
      They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

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