15 occurrences

'Stones' in the Bible

And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
λίθος 
Lithos 
Usage: 41

λιθοβολέω 
Lithoboleo 
Usage: 5

πετρώδης 
Petrodes 
Usage: 0

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אבן 
'eben (Aramaic) 
Usage: 8

אשׁך 
'eshek 
Usage: 1

גּבלי 
Gibliy 
Usage: 2

זוית 
Zaviyth 
Usage: 2

חצץ 
Chatsats 
Usage: 2

חרשׂ 
Cheres 
Usage: 17

סלע 
Cela` 
Usage: 60

ספּיר 
Cappiyr 
Usage: 11

סקל 
Caqal 
Usage: 22

פּחד 
Pachad 
Usage: 1

צר צוּר 
Tsuwr 
Usage: 76

צר 
Tsor 
Usage: 5

צרר צרור 
Ts@rowr 
Usage: 10

רגם 
Ragam 
Usage: 16

שׁמיר 
Shamiyr 
Usage: 11

καταλιθάζω 
Katalithazo 
Usage: 1

λαξευτός 
Laxeutos 
hewn in stone
Usage: 1

λιθάζω 
Lithazo 
Usage: 7

λίθινος 
Lithinos 
of stone
Usage: 3

Πέτρος 
Petros 
Usage: 160

πρόσκομμα 
Proskomma 
Usage: 6

ψῆφος 
Psephos 
Usage: 1

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