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Even pina (אבן פינה) means cornerstone in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֶבֶן פִּנָּה
even pina
noun · feminine
In English

cornerstone

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Even pina.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לבנה סמלית, אשר הנחתה מסמלת את תחילת בנייתו של מבנה.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהדבר המהווה יסוד.

The word Even pina is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
אֶבֶן פִּנָּה
Written without vowel points
אבן פינה
Said
even pina
Plural
אַבְנֵי פִּנָּה
Inflections
ר' אַבְנֵי פִּנָּה
Gematria
198

This is how Even pina is said in other languages.

English
cornerstone
Arabic
حجر الأساس

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What does Even pina (⁨אבן פינה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Even pina (⁨אבן פינה⁩) means cornerstone. It is said even pina, with the stress on e.

Is Even pina (⁨אבן פינה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Even pina (⁨אבן פינה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨אַבְנֵי פִּנָּה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבן פנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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