What does לְבוֹנָה (lĕbwōnāh) mean in the Bible?
לְבוֹנָה (lĕbwōnāh): Aromatic resin burned in temple worship; symbolizes prayer's ascent and divine acceptance of offerings.
Hebrew · H3828
לְבוֹנָה
Frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
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לְבוֹנָה H3828
Pronunciation lĕbwōnāh
What does לְבוֹנָה (lĕbwōnāh) mean in the Bible?
לְבוֹנָה (lĕbwōnāh): Aromatic resin burned in temple worship; symbolizes prayer's ascent and divine acceptance of offerings.
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How does the BSB render H3828?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and frankincense (6), frankincense (5), the frankincense (3), of frankincense (2), is frankincense (1).
Where does לְבוֹנָה (lĕbwōnāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (7), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3), Song Of Solomon (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and frankincense 6× Leviticus 2:15, Nehemiah 13:9, Song Of Solomon 3:6, Isaiah 60:6
frankincense 5× Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 24:7, Numbers 5:15
the frankincense 3× Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 6:15, Nehemiah 13:5
of frankincense 2× Song Of Solomon 4:6, Song Of Solomon 4:14
is frankincense 1× Jeremiah 6:20
its frankincense 1× Leviticus 2:16
or frankincense 1× Leviticus 5:11
whoever offers frankincense 1× Isaiah 66:3
you with frankincense 1× Isaiah 43:23
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:34 וּלְבֹנָ֣ה to frankincense Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 2:1 לְבֹנָֽה׃ to frankincense Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 2:2 לְבֹנָתָ֑הּ to the frankincense Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 2:15 לְבֹנָ֑ה to and frankincense Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 2:16 לְבֹנָתָ֑הּ to its frankincense Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 5:11 לְבֹנָ֔ה to or frankincense Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 6:15 הַלְּבֹנָ֔ה to the frankincense Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 24:7 לְבֹנָ֣ה to frankincense Noun - feminine singular Numbers 5:15 לְבֹנָ֔ה to frankincense Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 9:29 וְהַלְּבוֹנָ֖ה to frankincense Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 30:34
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Leviticus 7 Numbers 1 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 2 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
וּלְבוֹנָה֙ 2x ū·lə·ḇō·w·nāh Isaiah 60:6, Jeremiah 41:5
לְבֹנָ֔ה 2x lə·ḇō·nāh Leviticus 5:11, Numbers 5:15
לְבֹנָתָ֑הּ 2x lə·ḇō·nā·ṯāh Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:16
בִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃ 1x bil·ḇō·w·nāh Isaiah 43:23
הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה 1x hal·lə·ḇō·w·nāh Nehemiah 13:5
הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ 1x hal·lə·ḇō·w·nāh Song Of Solomon 4:6
הַלְּבֹנָ֔ה 1x hal·lə·ḇō·nāh Leviticus 6:15
וְהַלְּבוֹנָ֖ה 1x wə·hal·lə·ḇō·w·nāh 1 Chronicles 9:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 8x Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:15, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 24:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 5x Exodus 30:34, Song Of Solomon 3:6, Isaiah 60:6, Jeremiah 17:26
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Leviticus 6:15, Nehemiah 13:5, Song Of Solomon 4:6
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 9:29, Nehemiah 13:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2x Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:16
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 43:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Aromatic resin burned in temple worship; symbolizes prayer's ascent and divine acceptance of offerings.
Source Gloss
frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Aromatic resin burned in temple worship; symbolizes prayer's ascent and divine acceptance of offerings.
frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) BDB: frankincense Usage: (frank-) incense.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
לְבוֹנָה is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
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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