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Lexicon :: Strong's H3835 - lāḇan

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לָבַן
Transliteration
lāḇan
Pronunciation
law-ban'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1074b,1074h

Strong’s Definitions

לָבַן lâban, law-ban'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H3843 to be (or become) white; to make bricks:—make brick, be (made, make) white(-r).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H3835 in the following manner: make white (3x), make (2x), make brick (1x), be white (1x), be whiter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H3835 in the following manner: make white (3x), make (2x), make brick (1x), be white (1x), be whiter (1x).

  1. to be white

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to make white, become white, purify

      2. to show whiteness, grow white

    2. (Hithpael) to become white, be purified (ethical)

  2. (Qal) to make bricks

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָבַן lâban, law-ban'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H3843 to be (or become) white; to make bricks:—make brick, be (made, make) white(-r).
STRONGS H3835: Abbreviations
† [לָבֵן] verb be white (on ֵ֯ see BaNB 166; LagBN 33, compare 53, 54 infers לָבֹן ֗֗֗ from לְבֹנָה; Late Hebrew id., Pi. Hiph., and derivatives; Phoenician לבן white; Arabic bdb052603 milk; bdb052604 also be white, dialect of Yemen, MaltzanZMG xxvii, 1873, 247; apparently √ of following fourteen words, but this dubious especially in case of II. III. לָבָן, לְבָנָא, לִבְנָה, II. לְבוֺנָה, I. II. לִבְנִי); —
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person plural הִלְבִּינוּ Joel 1:7; Imperfect 1st person singular אַלְבִּין Psalm 51:9; 3rd person plural יַלְבִּינוּ Isaiah 1:18; Infinitive construct וְלַלְבֵּן (= וּלְהַלְבֵּן) Daniel 11:35; —
1. make white = purify (ethical) Daniel 11:35 (no object expressed, || צָרַף, בָּרֵר).
2. shew whiteness, grow white, of fig-tree, stripped by locusts, Joel 1:7; figurative of moral purity, כַּשֶּׁלֶג יַלְב׳ Isaiah 1:18; מִשֶּׁלֶג אַלְב׳ Psalm 51:9.
Hithp. Imperfect יִתְלַבְּנוּ Daniel 12:10 be purified (ethical, || יִתְבָּֽרֲרוּ). — לָבַן, make brick, see below

† [לָבַן] verb denominative make brick (as Assyrian labânu from libittu DlHWB 370); —
Qal Imperfect 1st person plural נִלְבְּנָה Genesis 11:3 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); Infinitive construct לִלְבֹּן Exodus 5:7 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Exodus 5:14 (absolute).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:3

Exodus

5:7; 5:14

Psalms

51:9; 51:9

Isaiah

1:18; 1:18

Daniel

11:35; 11:35; 12:10

Joel

1:7; 1:7

H3835

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3835 matches the Hebrew לָבַן (lāḇan),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:3 - فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنَصْنَعْ طُوباً مَشْوِيًّا أَحْسَنَ شَيٍّ». فَاسْتَخْدَمُوا الطُّوبَ بَدِيلاً لِلْحِجَارَةِ بِالطُّوبِ، وِالْحُمْرَ بَدِيلاً للطِّينِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:7 - «كُفُّوا عَنْ إِعْطَاءِ الشَّعْبِ تِبْناً لِصُنْعِ اللِّبْنِ كَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ سَابِقاً، وَلْيَذْهَبُوا هُمْ وَيَجْمَعُوا تِبْناً لأَنْفُسِهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:14 - وَجَلَدَ مُسَخِّرُو فِرْعَوْنَ رْؤَسَاءَ الْعُمَّالِ الَّذِينَ أَقَامُوهُمْ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلِينَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُوْفُوا قِسْطَكُمْ مِنْ إِنْتَاجِ اللِّبْنِ أَمْسِ وَالْيَوْمَ كَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ سَابِقاً؟»

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 - طَهِّرْنِي بِالزُّوفَا فَأَتَنَقَّى. اغْسِلْنِي فَأَبْيَضَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثَّلْجِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - تَعَالَوْا نَتَحَاجَجْ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، إِنْ كَانَتْ خَطَايَاكُمْ كَلَطَخَاتٍ قِرْمِزِيَّةٍ فَإِنَّهَا تَبْيَضُّ كَالثَّلْجِ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ حَمْرَاءَ كَصَبْغةِ الدُّودِيِّ تُصْبِحُ فِي نَقَاءِ الصُّوفِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - كَثِيرُونَ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ وَيَتَنَقَّوْنَ وَيُمَحَّصُونَ بِالتَّجَارِبِ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَرْتَكِبُونَ شَرّاً وَلا يَفْهَمُونَ. إِنَّمَا ذَوُو الْفِطْنَةِ يُدْرِكُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:7 - فَأَتْلَفَتْ كُرُومِي وَحَطَّمَتْ أَشْجَارَ بَيْتِي وَسَلَخَتْ قُشُورَهَا وَطَرَحَتْهَا، فَابْيَضَّتْ أَغْصَانُهَا.
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