Hebrew

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Etymology

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

Root

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א־ב־ן (ʾ-b-n)

  1. Related to stones.

Derived terms

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References

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  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[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 3

Further reading

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  • 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