Words the Bible translates as precious stone
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- lithosλίθοςa stone: a discrete piece of rock, from one small enough to throw to a shaped building block or a cut gem, as opposed to solid bedrock
- evenאֶבֶןa precious stone: a gem valued for its beauty and worth
+3 more meanings
- a stone: a piece of rock a person can gather, shape, carry, throw, or build with
- a stone used as a standard of measure: the weight in a merchant's bag or on a builder's line
- stone as an image of what is hard, heavy, lifeless, or dirt cheap
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