Lexicon
הָבְנִי
ho.ven
H1894
H:N-M Hebrew

ebony

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

ho.ven denotes ebony as a traded commodity in Ezekiel’s list of goods.

The attested plural form identifies ebony among merchandise exchanged by traders in Ezekiel 27:15.

Senses in use

  1. Ebony as traded merchandise · dominant

    In Ezekiel 27:15, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the list of goods associated with Dedan’s traders; the APB renders the merchandise as “horns of tooth and ebony,” returned as a gift.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 27:15, the APB includes “ebony” in a merchandise list.

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