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Lexicon :: Strong's H3844 - lᵊḇānôn

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לְבָנוֹן
Transliteration
lᵊḇānôn
Pronunciation
leb-aw-nohn'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1074e

Strong’s Definitions

לְבָנוֹן Lᵉbânôwn, leb-aw-nohn'; from H3825; (the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine:—Lebanon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's H3844 in the following manner: Lebanon (71x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's H3844 in the following manner: Lebanon (71x).

  1. Lebanon = "whiteness"

    1. a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לְבָנוֹן Lᵉbânôwn, leb-aw-nohn'; from H3825; (the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine:—Lebanon.
STRONGS H3844: Abbreviations
‴ לְבָנוֺן (Deuteronomy 3:25 הַלְּבָנֹן van d. H.)71 proper name, of a mountain Lebanon (Phoenician לבנן; Assyrian Labnanu, etc., SchrCOT on 1 Kings 5:13, DlPar. 103 ff.; Egyptian Ra-ma­n-n WMMAsien u. Europa, 197ff.; Arabic bdb052701compare further RobBR ii, 435ff.493 GASmGeogr. 45ff. BuhlGeogr.110 and references; name probably from whiteness of its cliffs RobBR ii, 493); — wooded mountain-range on northern border of Israel [usually with article הַלּ׳ (51 times); without articleלְבָנוֺן, in poetry and late Hosea 14:8; Nahum 1:4; 2 Kings 19:23 = Isaiah 37:24; Ezekiel 31:15, 16; Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 29:17; Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 40:16; Jeremiah 18:14; Habakkuk 2:17; Zechariah 10:10; Zechariah 11:1; Psalm 29:6; Songs 4:8 (twice in verse); Songs 4:11, 15; with ה locative לְבָב֫וֺנָה 1 Kings 5:28a]; perhaps first mentioned in defining a locality, as הַר הַלְּבָנוֺן, Judges 3:3 (E according to GFM; this combination only here), but also in early prophets, then in D, and later; — in defining a locality Joshua 9:1; בִּקְעַת הַלּ׳ Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7 (side of Baal Gad); as a marked feature, in describing extent of land Deuteronomy 1:7; Deuteronomy 3:25; Deuteronomy 11:24; Joshua 1:4; Joshua 13:5 (כָּלהַֿל) Joshua 13:6 (all D), 1 Kings 9:19 2 Chronicles 8:6; Jeremiah 22:26; Zechariah 10:10; אשׁהַל׳ ר׳ Jeremiah 22:6 (figurative of royal house of Judah), as a height Songs 4:8 (twice in verse); מִגְדַּל הַל׳ Songs 7:5 i.e. a tower built on Lebanon; שֶׁלֶג ל׳ Jeremiah 18:14 snow of L.; L. as source of streams Songs 4:15; יֵין ל׳ Hosea 14:8; most often, however, as bearing forests, especially of cedars, אַרְזֵי הַלּ׳ Judges 9:15 (in allegory; perhaps J, according to GFM), Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 14:8; Psalm 29:5; Psalm 104:16, compare 1 Kings 5:13; 1 Kings 5:20; 1 Kings 5:23; 1 Kings 5:28 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 2:7 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 2:15, 2 Kings 14:9 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 25:18 (twice in verse) (in allegory), Jeremiah 22:23; Ezekiel 17:3; Ezekiel 27:5; Ezekiel 31:3, 15, 16; Zechariah 11:1; Ezra 3:7; Psalm 92:13; Songs 3:9; Songs 5:15 (simile of majestic figure); מֶּרַח ל׳ Nahum 1:4; כְּבוֺד הַלּ׳ Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 60:13; לְכַרְמֶל וְשָׁב ל׳ Isaiah 29:17 ׅ || (יַעַר יַרְכְּתֵי ל׳ with the same reference Isaiah 37:24 = 2 Kings 19:23; הַלּ׳ = trees of Lebanon Hosea 14:6; Isaiah 10:34; Isaiah 40:16; Psalm 29:6; Psalm 72:16; ל׳ Isaiah 33:9 figurative, as mourning; חֲמַס ל׳ Habakkuk 2:17 i.e. violence done to Lebanon, probably by cutting down its trees; בֵּית יַעַר הַלּ׳ a royal mansion of Solomon, 1 Kings 7:2; and 1 Kings 10:17, 21 2 Chronicles 9:16, 20; ל׳ as home of wild beast 2 Kings 14:9 2 Chronicles 25:18 (in allegory); רֵיחַ לְבָנוֺן, of the odour of cedar forests Songs 4:11, compare Hosea 14:7 (in simile; We thinks ל׳ here to be a specific plant).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

1:7; 3:25; 3:25; 11:24

Joshua

1:4; 9:1; 11:17; 12:7; 13:5; 13:6

Judges

3:3; 9:15

1 Kings

5:13; 5:13; 7:2; 9:19; 10:17; 10:21

2 Kings

14:9; 14:9; 19:23; 19:23

2 Chronicles

2:7; 2:15; 8:6; 9:16; 9:20; 25:18; 25:18

Ezra

3:7

Psalms

29:5; 29:6; 29:6; 72:16; 92:13; 104:16

Song of Songs

3:9; 4:8; 4:8; 4:11; 4:11; 4:15; 4:15; 5:15; 7:5

Isaiah

2:13; 10:34; 14:8; 14:8; 29:17; 29:17; 33:9; 33:9; 35:2; 37:24; 37:24; 40:16; 40:16; 60:13

Jeremiah

18:14; 18:14; 22:6; 22:23; 22:26

Ezekiel

17:3; 27:5; 31:3; 31:15; 31:15; 31:16; 31:16

Hosea

14:6; 14:7; 14:8; 14:8

Nahum

1:4; 1:4

Habakkuk

2:17; 2:17

Zechariah

10:10; 10:10; 11:1; 11:1

H3844

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Strong's Number H3844 matches the Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (lᵊḇānôn),
which occurs 71 times in 64 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Deu 1:7–Jer 22:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:7 - Turn ye and depart and enter into the mountain of the Amorites, and go to all that dwell near about Araba, to the mountain and the plain and to the south, and the land of the Chananites near the sea, and Antilibanus, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:25 - I will therefore go over and see this good land that is beyond Jordan, this good mountain and Antilibanus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:24 - Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours; from the wilderness and Antilibanus, and from the great river, the river Euphrates, even as far as the west sea shall be your coasts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - The wilderness and Antilibanus, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, and as far as the [fn]extremity of the sea; your coasts shall be from the setting of the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:1 - And when the kings of the Amorites on the other side of Jordan, who were in the mountain country, and in the plain, and in all the coast of the great sea, and those who were near Antilibanus, and the Chettites, and the Chananites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Amorites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites, heard of it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:17 - from the mountain of Chelcha, and that which goes up to Seir, and as far as Balagad, and the plains of Libanus, under mount Aermon; and he took all their kings, and destroyed, and slew them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:7 - And these are the kings of the Amorites, whom Joshua and the children of Israel slew beyond Jordan by the sea of Balagad in the plain of Libanus, and as far as the mountain of Chelcha, as men go up to Seir: and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel to inherit according to their portion;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5 - And all the land of Galiath of the Phylistines, and all Libanus eastward from Galgal, under the mountain Aermon as far as the entering in of Emath;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:6 - every one that inhabits the hill country from Libanus as far as Masereth Memphomaim. All the Sidonians, I will destroy them from before Israel; but do thou give them by inheritance to Israel, as I charged thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:3 - The five lordships of the Phylistines, and every Chananite, and the Sidonian, and the Evite who dwelt in Libanus from the mount of Aermon to Laboemath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:15 - And the bramble said to the trees, If ye in truth anoint me to reign over you, come, stand under my shadow; and if not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Libanus.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33 - (LXX 5:13) And he spoke of trees, from the cedar in Libanus even to the hyssop which comes out through the wall: he spoke also of cattle, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:6 - (LXX 5:20) And now command, and let men cut wood for me out of Libanus: and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, and I will give thee the wages of thy service, according to all that thou shalt say, because thou knowest that we have no one skilled in cutting timber like the Sidonians.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:9 - (LXX 5:23) my servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: I will form them into rafts, and bring them to the place which thou shalt send to me about; and I will [fn]land them there, and thou shalt take them up: and thou shalt do my will, in giving bread to my household.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:14 - (LXX 5:28) And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand taking turn every month: they were a month in Libanus and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2 - (LXX 7:39) And he built the house with the [fn]wood of Libanus; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth was fifty cubits, and its height was of thirty cubits, and it was made [fn]with three rows of cedar pillars, and the pillars had [fn]side-pieces of cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:17 - And three hundred [fn]shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:21 - And all the vessels made by Solomon were of gold, and the lavers were golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of [fn]pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - And Joas the king of Israel sent to Amessias king of Juda, saying, The thistle that was in Libanus sent to the cedar that was in Libanus, saying, Give my daughter to thy son to wife: and the wild beasts of the field that were in Libanus passed by and trod down the thistle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By [fn]thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, I will go up with the multitude of my chariots, to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Libanus, and I have cut down the [fn]height of his cedar, and his choice cypresses; and I have come into the midst of the forest and of Carmel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:8 - (LXX 2:7) And send me from Libanus cedar wood, and wood of juniper, and pine; for I know that thy servants are skilled in cutting timber in Libanus: and, behold, thy servants shall go with my servants,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:16 - (LXX 2:15) And we will cut timber out of Libanus according to all thy need, and we will bring it on rafts to the sea of Joppa, and thou shalt bring it to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - and Balaath, and all the strong cities which Solomon had, and all his chariot cities, and cities of horsemen, and all things that Solomon desired according to his desire of building, in Jerusalem, and in Libanus, and in all his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:16 - And three hundred bucklers of beaten gold: the weight of three hundred gold shekels went to one buckler: and the king placed them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:20 - And all king Solomon's vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were covered with gold: silver was not thought anything of in the days of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - And Joas king of Israel sent to Amasias king of Juda, saying, The thistle that was in Libanus sent to the cedar that was in Libanus, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife; but, behold, the wild beasts of the field that are in Libanus shall come: and the wild beasts did come, and trod down the thistle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - And they gave money to the stone-hewers and carpenters, and meat and drink, and oil, to the Sidonians, and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant of Cyrus king of the Persians to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:5 - (LXX 28:5) There is the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:6 - (LXX 28:6) And he will beat them small, even Libanus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:16 - (LXX 71:16) There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:12 - (LXX 91:13) The righteous shall flourish as a palm-tree: he shall be increased as the cedar in Libanus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16 - (LXX 103:16) The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:9 - King Solomon made himself a litter of woods of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8 - Come from Libanus, my bride, come from Libanus: thou shalt come and pass from the top of Faith, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11 - Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Libanus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:15 - a fountain of a garden, and a well of water springing and gurgling from Libanus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:15 - His legs are marble pillars set on golden sockets: his form is as Libanus, choice as the cedars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4 - (LXX 7:5) Thy neck is as an ivory tower; thine eyes are as pools in Esebon, by the gates of the daughter of many: thy nose is as the tower of Libanus, looking toward Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:13 - and upon every cedar of Libanus, of them that are high and towering, and upon every oak of Basan,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:34 - and the lofty ones shall fall by the sword, and Libanus shall fall with his lofty ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8 - the trees also of Libanus rejoice against thee, and the cedar of Libanus, saying, From the time that thou hast been laid low, no one has come up to cut us down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:17 - Is it not yet a little while, and Libanus shall be changed as the mountain of Chermel, and Chermel shall be reckoned as a forest?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9 - The land mourns; Libanus is ashamed: Saron is become marshes; Galilee shall be [fn]laid bare, and Chermel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - And the desert places of Jordan shall blossom and rejoice; the glory of Libanus has been given to it, and the honour of Carmel; and my people shall see the glory of the Lord, and the majesty of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:24 - For thou hast reproached the Lord by messengers; for thou hast said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Libanus; and I have [fn]cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:16 - And Libanus is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole-burnt offering:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:13 - And the glory of Libanus shall come to thee, with the cypress, and pine, and cedar together, to glorify my holy place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:14 - Will fertilising streams fail to flow from a rock, or snow fail from Libanus? will water violently impelled by the wind turn aside?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:6 - For thus saith the Lord concerning the house of the king of Juda; Thou art Galaad to me, and the head of Libanus: yet surely I will make thee a desert, even cities that shall not be inhabited:

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