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תֶּבֶן H8401
H8401 is the Hebrew word תֶּבֶן, transliterated teben and said teh'-ben. The King James Version most often renders it straw.
What it means
properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder).
Where it comes from
probably from H1129 (בָּנָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: chaff, straw, stubble.
Verses using תֶּבֶן
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:25 · KJV
She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
Genesis 24:32 · KJV
And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
Exodus 5:7 · KJV
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Exodus 5:11 · KJV
Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
Exodus 5:16 · KJV
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
Exodus 5:18 · KJV
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
Judges 19:19 · KJV
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
1 Kings 4:28 · KJV
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
Job 21:18 · KJV
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
Job 41:27 · KJV
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
Isaiah 11:7 · KJV
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Isaiah 65:25 · KJV
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:28 · KJV
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8401 mean?
H8401 is the Hebrew word תֶּבֶן (teben), meaning properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder).
How is H8401 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it straw (6 times), no straw (2 times), you straw (1 time), both straw (1 time), also and straw (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8401 appear in the Bible?
תֶּבֶן (teben) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8401 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from H1129 (בָּנָה).
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