15 occurrences

'Stones' in the Bible

and command them, saying, 'Take for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you, and set them up in {the place where you will camp tonight}.'"

so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, '{What do these stones mean to you}?'

you will say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off {from before} the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones will be as a memorial for the {Israelites} for eternity."

Thus the {Israelites} did as Joshua commanded. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan as Yahweh told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the {Israelites}, and they carried them over with them to {the camp}, and they put them there.

Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the covenant [stood], and they are there to this day.

And those twelve stones that they took from the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.

And he said to the {Israelites}, "When your children ask in the future {their parents}, '{What is the meaning of these stones}?'

And Joshua said, "Why did you bring us trouble? Yahweh will bring you trouble on this day." And all Israel stoned them [with] stones; and they burned them with fire [after] they stoned them with stones.

Then {they placed} on top of him a great pile of stones [that remains] to this day. And Yahweh {turned from his burning anger}, and thus the name of that place to this day is called the valley of Achor.

The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the time of evening, and as the sun went down Joshua commanded [them], and they brought down his dead body from the tree. Then they threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and they raised over it a great heap of stones [that remains] to this day.

as Moses Yahweh's servant commanded the {Israelites}, as [it is] written in the scroll of the law of Moses: "an altar of unhewn stones [on] which no one has {wielded} an iron implement." And they offered burnt offerings on it and sacrificed fellowship offerings.

And there Joshua wrote on the stones copy of the law of Moses, which he had written, in the presence of the {Israelites}.

And as they were fleeing from Israel, [they were] on the slope of Beth-horon, and Yahweh threw huge stones from the heavens on them as far as Azekah; and more died by the hail stones than those whom the {Israelites} killed by the sword.

And Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men in front of it to guard them.

And it happened {at the time of sunset}, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they put large stones against the mouth of the cave, [which are there] to 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