תבן
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ת־ב־ן (t-b-n) |
| 1 term |
Cognate with Aramaic תִּבְנָא / ܬܒܢܐ (teḇnā, “straw”) whence Arabic تِبْن (tibn) and cognate to or derived from Akkadian 𒅔𒉡𒁕 (/tibnu/, “straw”).
Noun
תֶּבֶן • (téven) m
- straw, chaff, stubble
- Tanach, Job 21:18, with translation of the King James Version:
- […] יִהְיוּ, כְּתֶבֶן לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ; וּכְמֹץ, גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָה […]
- […] yihyú k'téven lifnei-rúakh; ukh'móts g'navatú sufá […]
- […] They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. […]
Derived terms
- לבור את הבר מן התבן / לָבֹר אֶת הַבָּר מִן הַתֶּבֶן (lavór et habár min hatéven)