e.ven denotes tangible stones used for building, weapons, valuables, landmarks, and a comparison of bodily hardness.

The term most often denotes physical stones as building materials or structural elements; the supplied verses also show stones used as projectiles or in executions, treated as precious items, set at significant locations or altars, and used once in a comparison of a person's condition to stone.

1. Building and structural material · dominant

   Plural and singular forms occur for quarrying, dressing, carrying, and laying material in construction. In 1 Kings 7:10 the APB renders a foundation of "costly stones" of stated sizes, while 1 Chronicles 22:2 renders stonecutters preparing "dressed stone" for the house of God.

   1 Kings 7:101 Kings 6:71 Chronicles 22:21 Kings 15:222 Kings 22:62 Chronicles 34:11
2. Stones used as missiles or in stoning · common

   Plural forms name ammunition alongside bows or slings, and singular forms identify the object used to strike someone. In 1 Samuel 17:49 the APB renders David taking "a stone" and slinging it at the Philistine; in 1 Kings 21:13 it renders Naboth being stoned "with stones."

   1 Chronicles 12:21 Samuel 17:401 Samuel 17:491 Samuel 17:501 Kings 21:132 Chronicles 26:14
3. Precious or decorative stones · occasional

   The singular and plural forms occur among gold, spices, and other prepared valuables, with the clauses marking the stones as precious or suitable for adornment. In 1 Chronicles 29:2 the APB renders "every precious stone," and in 2 Chronicles 3:6 it renders the house as overlaid "with precious stone for beauty."

   Exodus 25:71 Kings 10:21 Kings 10:101 Chronicles 29:22 Chronicles 3:62 Chronicles 32:27
4. Individual stones at sites, altars, or boundaries · occasional

   A singular form identifies a large stone beside which offerings are made, a stone set and named by Samuel, and a named stone near a hiding place. In 1 Samuel 7:12 the APB renders Samuel taking "one stone," setting it between Mizpah and Shen, and naming it Ebenezer; in 1 Kings 18:32 plural stones are built into an altar.

   1 Samuel 6:141 Samuel 6:151 Samuel 7:121 Samuel 20:191 Kings 1:91 Kings 18:32
5. Comparison to stone · rare

   In 1 Samuel 25:37, the singular form is used in the clause describing Nabal after hearing the report; the APB renders that his heart died within him and he "became like stone."

   1 Samuel 25:37

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB commonly renders the term as "stone" or "stones," including construction material, sling ammunition, and objects used in stoning. It also uses phrases such as "precious stone," "dressed stone," and "large stone" where the surrounding clause supplies further description; these renderings are not word-aligned.