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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #3835 - לָבַן

Transliteration

lâban

Phonetics

law-ban'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1074b,1074h

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to be white

1a) (Hiphil)

1a1) to make white, become white, purify

1a2) to show whiteness, grow white

1b) (Hithpael) to become white, be purified (ethical)

2) (Qal) to make bricks

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3021 ‑ λευκαίνω (lyoo‑kah'ee‑no);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

KJV (8)

Genesis

Exodus

Psalms

Isaiah

Daniel

Joel

NAS (1)

HCS (8)

Genesis

Exodus

Psalms

Isaiah

Daniel

Joel

BSB (9)

Genesis

Exodus

Psalms

Isaiah

Daniel

Joel

ESV (6)

Genesis

Psalms

Isaiah

Daniel

Joel

WEB (8)

Genesis

Exodus

Psalms

Isaiah

Daniel

Joel

Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2303) n b l (לבנ LBN) AC: ? CO: White AB: ?: Something that is white. Also bricks made from white materials. [from: nb- a building material]

V) n b l (לבנ LBN) - I. White:To be white. II. Brick:To make bricks. KJV (8): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael) white, brick, whiter - Strongs: H3835 (לָבַן)

N^m) n b l (לבנ LBN) - White: KJV (29): white - Strongs: H3836 (לָבֵן)

N^f1) e n b l (לבנה LBNH) - I. Moon:As white. II. Brick:KJV (14): moon, brick, tile - Strongs: H3842 (לְבָנָה), H3843 (לְבֵנָה)

a^m) n b l m (מלבנ MLBN) - Brick-kiln: A furnace for firing bricks. KJV (3): brickkiln - Strongs: H4404 (מַלְבֵּן)

c^f1) e n f b l (לבונה LBWNH) - Frankincense: As white. KJV (21): frankincense, incense - Strongs: H3828 (לְבוֹנָה)

e^f1) e n b i l (ליבנה LYBNH) - I. Pop KJV (3): poplar, paved - Strongs: H3839 (לִבְנֶה), H3840 (לִבְנָה)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

לָבַן

(1) to be white, unused in Kal, see לָבָן, לְבָנָה.

(2) denom. from לְבֵנָה to make bricks, Genesis 11:3; Exodus 5:7, 14. (Arab. لَبَّنَ id.)

Hiphil

(1) trans. to make white, metaph. to purge, to cleanse from the filthiness of sins, Daniel 11:35.

(2) intrans. to be white (compare as to verbs of colour in Hiph., Heb. Gram. § 52, 2), Psalms 51:9; Isaiah 1:18; Joel 1:7.

Hithpael, to purge oneself [or, to be purged], Daniel 12:10.

The derivatives follow immediately, except מַלְבֵּן.

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List of Word Forms

אַלְבִּֽין׃ אלבין׃ הִלְבִּ֖ינוּ הלבינו וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּ וְלַלְבֵּ֖ן ויתלבנו וללבן יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ ילבינו לִלְבֹּ֥ן לִלְבֹּן֙ ללבן נִלְבְּנָ֣ה נלבנה ’al·bîn ’albîn alBin hil·bî·nū hilBinu hilbînū lil·bōn lilBon lilbōn nil·bə·nāh nilbeNah nilbənāh velalBen veyitlabbeNu wə·lal·bên wə·yiṯ·lab·bə·nū wəlalbên wəyiṯlabbənū yal·bî·nū yalBinu yalbînū

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