HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8401
תֶּ֫בֶן
te.ven — straw
1) straw, stubble 1a) as building material 1b) as fodder for livestock
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Straw
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4963
מַתְבֵּן
mat.ben — straw
straw heap
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καλάμη
kalamē — straw/stubble
καλάμη, -ης, ἡ (cf. κάλαμος), [in LXX chiefly for קַשׁ, Exo.5:12, Isa.5:24, al. ;] a stalk of corn, stubble: 1Co.3:12.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Used in brick-making (Ex. 5:7-18). Used figuratively in Job 41:27; Isa. 11:7; 25:10; 65:25.
Scripture references
Exodus 5:7-18Job 41:27Isaiah 11:7Isaiah 25:10Isaiah 65:25Genesis 24:251 Kings 4:28Isaiah 66:25Exodus 5:7Exodus 5:16
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.