What does לָבָן mean in the Bible?
לָבָן is a Hebrew word meaning "white".
Hebrew · H3836
לָבָן
White
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לָבָן H3836
What does לָבָן mean in the Bible?
לָבָן is a Hebrew word meaning "white".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3836?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include white (14), a reddish-white (2), . . . (1), [the one with] the white [horses] (1), and a white (1).
Where does לָבָן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (20), Genesis (4), Zechariah (3), Ecclesiastes (1).
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 white 14× Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:13
a reddish-white 2× Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:42
. . . 1× Genesis 30:37
[the one with] the white [horses] 1× Zechariah 6:6
and a white 1× Leviticus 13:19
and white 1× Zechariah 1:8
are whiter 1× Genesis 49:12
had any white 1× Genesis 30:35
has white 1× Leviticus 13:38
is reddish-white 1× Leviticus 13:43
is white 1× Leviticus 13:4
reddish-white 1× Leviticus 13:24
the white 1× Genesis 30:37
there is a white 1× Leviticus 13:10
was white 1× Exodus 16:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:35 לָבָן֙ to had any white Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 30:37 הַלָּבָ֔ן to . . . Article | Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 30:37 לְבָנ֔וֹת to the white Adjective - feminine plural Genesis 49:12 וּלְבֶן־ to are whiter Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Exodus 16:31 לָבָ֔ן to was white Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 13:3 לָבָ֗ן to white Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 13:4 לְבָנָ֨ה to is white Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 13:4 לָבָ֑ן to white Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 13:10 לְבָנָה֙ to there is a white Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 13:10 לָבָ֑ן to white Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:35
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 5
Genesis 4 Exodus 1 Leviticus 20 Ecclesiastes 1 Zechariah 3
Source forms
לָבָ֔ן 3x lā·ḇān Exodus 16:31, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26
לָבָ֑ן 3x lā·ḇān Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:20
לְבָנָ֣ה 2x lə·ḇā·nāh Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:43
לְבָנִ֑ים 2x lə·ḇā·nîm Ecclesiastes 9:8, Zechariah 6:3
לְלָבָ֑ן 2x lə·lā·ḇān Leviticus 13:16, Leviticus 13:17
הַלָּבָ֔ן 1x hal·lā·ḇān Genesis 30:37
וְהַלְּבָנִ֔ים 1x wə·hal·lə·ḇā·nîm Zechariah 6:6
וּלְבֶן־ 1x ū·lə·ḇen- Genesis 49:12
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 11x Genesis 30:35, Exodus 16:31, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4
Adjective - feminine singular 7x Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:24
Adjective - feminine plural 3x Genesis 30:37, Leviticus 13:38, Leviticus 13:39
Adjective - masculine plural 2x Ecclesiastes 9:8, Zechariah 6:3
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 13:16, Leviticus 13:17
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Genesis 30:37
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 1:8
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 49:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. white
Source Gloss
white
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
white Usage: white.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לָבָן is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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