Even harosha (אבן הראשה) means keystone in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה
even harosha
noun · feminine
In English
keystone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Even harosha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבן הקבועה במרכזה של קשת בבניין.
מִי אַתָּה הַר הַגָּדוֹל לִפְנֵי זְרֻבָּבֶל לְמִישֹׁר וְהוֹצִיא אֶת הָאֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה תְּשֻׁאוֹת חֵן חֵן לָהּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Even harosha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה
- Written without vowel points
- אבן הראשה
- Said
- even harosha
- Plural
- אַבְנֵי הָרֹאשָׁה
- Inflections
- ר' אַבְנֵי הָרֹאשָׁה
- Gematria
- 564
This is how Even harosha is said in other languages.
- English
- keystone
- Russian
- замковый камень
- French
- clé de voûte
- German
- Schlussstein
These words come before and after Even harosha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Even harosha.
What does Even harosha (אבן הראשה) mean in Hebrew?
Even harosha (אבן הראשה) means keystone. It is said even harosha, with the stress on e.
Is Even harosha (אבן הראשה) masculine or feminine?
The word Even harosha (אבן הראשה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אַבְנֵי הָרֹאשָׁה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבן הראשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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