benben stone
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Out of the benben stone, on its substructure representing the primeval hill, developed the religious symbol which we know as the obelisk."
- "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."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: bnbn