Easton's Bible Dictionary A black, hard wood, brought by the merchants from India to Tyre (Ezek. 27:15). It is the heart-wood, brought by Diospyros ebenus, which grows in Ceylon and Southern India. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green. 2. (a.) Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia EBONY eb'-o-ni (hobhnim (pl. only), vocalization uncertain; compare Arabic abnus): Mentioned (Ezekiel 27:15) along with ivory as merchandise of Tyre brought by the men of Dedan. This is the heavy, black, heart-wood of various species of Diospyros, natives of Southern India and Ceylon; the best kind is obtained from D. ebenum. The sap-wood, being white and valueless, is cut away, but the trunks are sufficiently large to leave blocks of heart-wood 2 ft. in diameter and 10 or more ft. long. Ebony was used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, as well as the Phoenicians, for various purposes; it was frequently inlaid with ivory. In Europe it has been a favorite for cabinet-making down to recent times. E. W. G. Masterman

Multi-Version Concordance Ebony (2 Occurrences) Song of Songs 3:10 He made its pillars of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it of ebony. (BBE) Ezekiel 27:15 The men of Dedan were your traffickers; many islands were the market of your hand: they brought you in exchange horns of ivory and ebony. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)