e.ven denotes a stone, whether a striking object, building material, or material named among idol gods.

The attested uses denote a physical stone: one strikes an image in Daniel 2:34, stone is named among the materials of praised gods in Daniel 5:4, and stones are used in the building descriptions of Ezra 5:8 and Ezra 6:4.

1. Physical stone in narrative and construction · dominant

   The feminine singular forms refer to a stone cut out and striking an image in Daniel 2:34 and Daniel 2:45; in Daniel 2:35, the determined form identifies the stone that struck the image. Determined forms occur in lists of gods of metal, wood, and stone in Daniel 5:4 and Daniel 5:23, while construct forms occur in descriptions of large stones and layers of rolled stone in Ezra 5:8 and Ezra 6:4. In Daniel 2:34 the APB renders the clause "a stone was cut out, not by hands," and in Ezra 5:8 it renders the building material "large stones."

   Daniel 2:34Daniel 2:35Daniel 2:45Daniel 5:4Daniel 5:23Ezra 5:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "stone" in the vision, idol-material lists, and construction descriptions. Daniel 6:18 contains the form, but its supplied APB wording does not make the term's specific contribution clear.