HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1894
הָבְנִי
ho.ven — ebony
ebony
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Ebony
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Historical dictionary entry
A black, hard wood, brought by the merchants from India to Tyre (Ezek. 27:15). It is the heart-wood, brought by Diospyros ebenus, which grows in Ceylon and Southern India.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.