זְבַן
zevan · buy; gain (time)
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H2084 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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zevan (זְבַן) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “buy; gain (time)”.
To buy (Aramaic); "to gain time" is to try to delay.
How to say it
ze·van
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Daniel 2:8
The king answered and said, “I know for certain that you are buying time, because you have seen that the word from me is firm: