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benben stone

benben stone noun: a sacred stone found in solar temples in ancient Egypt.

Noun

benben stone (plural benben stones)

  1. A sacred stone found in solar temples in ancient Egypt.
    • Out of the benben stone, on its substructure representing the primeval hill, developed the religious symbol which we know as the obelisk.1991, H W F Saggs, Civilization Before Greece and Rome
    • According to beliefs, the pyramidion on its apex represents the benben stone, an ancient object that was thought to receive the first rays of the rising sun.2001, Martin Isler, Sticks, Stones, and Shadows: Building the Egyptian Pyramids

Forms of benben stone

pluralbenben stones

Origin of benben stone

From Egyptian bnbn (“Benben, the first mound or stone to arise from the primordial waters at the creation of the world”)—compare bnbnt (“pyramidion”)—and stone.

Questions about benben stone

What does benben stone mean?
Benben stone means a sacred stone found in solar temples in ancient Egypt.
What part of speech is benben stone?
Benben stone is a noun.
What is the plural of benben stone?
The plural of benben stone is benben stones.

Words near benben stone in the dictionary

  1. Benazir
  2. Benbecula
  3. Benbeculan
  4. Benbeculans
  5. benben
  6. benben stone
  7. benben stones
  8. benbens
  9. Benbow
  10. Benbows
  11. Bence

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