Stable
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( a.) So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; - said of any body or substance.
(2): ( v. i.) Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
(3): ( v. i.) To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
(4): ( v. t.) To fix; to establish.
(5): ( v. i.) Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
(6): ( v. i.) A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
(7): ( v. t.) To put or keep in a stable.
(8): ( v. i.) Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
King James Dictionary [2]
Stable a. L. The primary sense is set, fixed. See Stab.
1. Fixed firmly established not to be easily moved, shaken or overthrown as a stable government. 2. Steady in purpose constant firm in resolution not easily diverted from a purpose not fickle or wavering as a stable man a stable character. 3. Fixed steady firm not easily surrendered or abandoned as a man of stable principles. 4. Durable not subject to be overthrown or changed.
In this region of chance and vanity, where nothing is stable--
STABLE, To fix to establish. Not used.
STABLE, n. L., a stand, a fixed place, like stall. See the latter. These words do not primarily imply a covering for horses or cattle. A house or shed for beasts to lodge and feed in. In large towns, a stable is usually a building for horses only, or horses and cows, and often connected with a coach house. In the country towns in the northern states of America, a stable is usually an apartment in a barn in which hay and grain are deposited.
STABLE, To put or keep in a stable. Our farmers generally stable not only horses, but oxen and cows in winter, and sometimes young cattle.
STABLE, To dwell or lodge in a stable to dwell in an inclosed place to kennel.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
is once ( Ezekiel 25:5) the rendering of נָוֶה , Naveh, a Dwelling or Habitation (as usually rendered); hence a Pasture or resting place for flocks or other animals. (See Stall).
