What does לְבוֹנָה · זַךְ mean in the Bible?
לְבוֹנָה · זַךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pure frankincense".
Hebrew · H3828, H2134
לְבֹנָה זַכָּה
Frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) · clear
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לְבוֹנָה H3828 frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
Pronunciation lĕbwōnāh
Aromatic resin burned in temple worship; symbolizes prayer's ascent and divine acceptance of offerings.
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זַךְ H2134 clear
Pronunciation zakĕ
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What does לְבֹנָה זַכָּה (levōnāh zakkāh) mean in the Bible?
לְבוֹנָה · זַךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pure frankincense".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3828, H2134?
H3828, H2134 is connected to 32 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pure frankincense
Strong's H3828, H2134
Lexical occurrences 32 verses Source Gloss
pure frankincense
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לְבֹנָה זַכָּה is built from this root:
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Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain