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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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)

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:7 - It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighboring regions—the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western foothills,[fn] the Negev, and the coastal plain. Go to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, and all the way to the great Euphrates River.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:25 - Please let me cross the Jordan to see the wonderful land on the other side, the beautiful hill country and the Lebanon mountains.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:24 - Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea[fn] in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:1 - Now all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened. These were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who lived in the hill country, in the western foothills,[fn] and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] as far north as the Lebanon mountains.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:17 - The Israelite territory now extended all the way from Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir in the south, as far north as Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon in the valley of Lebanon. Joshua killed all the kings of those territories,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:7 - The following is a list of the kings that Joshua and the Israelite armies defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir. (Joshua gave this land to the tribes of Israel as their possession,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5 - the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath;
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:6 - and all the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, including all the land of the Sidonians.
“I myself will drive these people out of the land ahead of the Israelites. So be sure to give this land to Israel as a special possession, just as I have commanded you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:3 - These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:15 - And the thornbush replied to the trees,
‘If you truly want to make me your king,
come and take shelter in my shade.
If not, let fire come out from me
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33 - He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:6 - “Therefore, please command that cedars from Lebanon be cut for me. Let my men work alongside yours, and I will pay your men whatever wages you ask. As you know, there is no one among us who can cut timber like you Sidonians!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:9 - My servants will bring the logs from the Lebanon mountains to the Mediterranean Sea[fn] and make them into rafts and float them along the coast to whatever place you choose. Then we will break the rafts apart so you can carry the logs away. You can pay me by supplying me with food for my household.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:14 - He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2 - One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.[fn] There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:19 - He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses[fn] could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:17 - He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds.[fn] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:21 - All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest corners
and explored its deepest forests.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:8 - “Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood[fn] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:16 - We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses[fn] could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:16 - He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 7½ pounds.[fn] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:20 - All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs from the people of Tyre and Sidon, paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] to Joppa, for King Cyrus had given permission for this.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:5 - The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars;
the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:6 - He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf;
he makes Mount Hermon[fn] leap like a young wild ox.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:16 - May there be abundant grain throughout the land,
flourishing even on the hilltops.
May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon,
and may the people thrive like grass in a field.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:12 - But the godly will flourish like palm trees
and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16 - The trees of the LORD are well cared for—
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:9 - King Solomon’s carriage is built
of wood imported from Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8 - Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,
come with me from Lebanon.
Come down[fn] from Mount Amana,
from the peaks of Senir and Hermon,
where the lions have their dens
and leopards live among the hills.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11 - Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:15 - You are a garden fountain,
a well of fresh water
streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:15 - His legs are like marble pillars
set in sockets of finest gold.
His posture is stately,
like the noble cedars of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4 - Your neck is as beautiful as an ivory tower.
Your eyes are like the sparkling pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is as fine as the tower of Lebanon
overlooking Damascus.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:13 - He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon
and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:34 - He will cut down the forest trees with an ax.
Lebanon will fall to the Mighty One.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8 - Even the trees of the forest—
the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon—
sing out this joyous song:
‘Since you have been cut down,
no one will come now to cut us down!’
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:17 - Soon—and it will not be very long—
the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9 - The land of Israel wilts in mourning.
Lebanon withers with shame.
The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness.
Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers
and singing and joy!
The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.
There the LORD will display his glory,
the splendor of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:24 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest heights
and explored its deepest forests.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:16 - All the wood in Lebanon’s forests
and all Lebanon’s animals would not be enough
to make a burnt offering worthy of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:13 - “The glory of Lebanon will be yours—
the forests of cypress, fir, and pine—
to beautify my sanctuary.
My Temple will be glorious!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:14 - Does the snow ever disappear from the mountaintops of Lebanon?
Do the cold streams flowing from those distant mountains ever run dry?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:6 - Now this is what the LORD says concerning Judah’s royal palace:
“I love you as much as fruitful Gilead
and the green forests of Lebanon.
But I will turn you into a desert,
with no one living within your walls.

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