Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
wheel
Usage: 1) wheel, disc 1a) potter's wheel 1b) bearing-stool, midwife's stool
Strong's Number
H70
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
2
Books
2
Strong's H70 Quick Answer
Strong's H70 אוֹבֶן (oben) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. oben (o'ben) n-m. 1. a pair of stones (only dual) 2. a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between) It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include midwife and potter's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- oben (o'ben) n-m. 1. a pair of stones (only dual) 2. a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between)
- Usage
- 2 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- midwife and potter's
Meaning and Definition
oben (o'ben) n-m. 1. a pair of stones (only dual) 2. a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between) [from the same as H68] KJV: wheel, stool. Root(s): H68
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H70. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H70 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render oben, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
midwife
Exodus 1:16
potter's
Jeremiah 18:3
How Strong's H70 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H70 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H70 in the Old Testament
2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
Usage Excerpts
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H70.
And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H70, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H70 FAQ
What does oben (אֹבֶן) mean?
Oben (Strong's H70) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "wheel". oben (o'ben) n-m. 1. a pair of stones (only dual) 2. a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between)
How many times is oben (אֹבֶן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H70 across 2 books.
Where can I study oben (אֹבֶן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H70 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate oben (אֹבֶן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as midwife and potter's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.