What does לְבָנָה (lĕbānāh) mean in the Bible?
לְבָנָה (lĕbānāh): Moon named for its whiteness; celestial body marking time and seasons in biblical cosmology
Hebrew · H3842
לְבָנָה
Properly, (the) white , i.e. the moon
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לְבָנָהH3842
Pronunciationlĕbānāh
What does לְבָנָה (lĕbānāh) mean in the Bible?
לְבָנָה (lĕbānāh): Moon named for its whiteness; celestial body marking time and seasons in biblical cosmology
Full entry for לְבָנָה (H3842) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H3842?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), as the moon (1), The moon (1).
Where does לְבָנָה (lĕbānāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Song Of Solomon 6:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Song Of Solomon (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. . .1×Isaiah 30:26
as the moon1×Song Of Solomon 6:10
The moon1×Isaiah 24:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowSong Of Solomon 6:10
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Song Of Solomon1Isaiah2
Source forms
הַלְּבָנָ֔ה1xhal·lə·ḇā·nāhIsaiah 24:23
הַלְּבָנָה֙1xhal·lə·ḇā·nāhIsaiah 30:26
כַלְּבָנָ֗ה1xḵal·lə·ḇā·nāhSong Of Solomon 6:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xIsaiah 24:23, Isaiah 30:26
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xSong Of Solomon 6:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Moon named for its whiteness; celestial body marking time and seasons in biblical cosmology
Source Gloss
properly, (the) white , i.e. the moon
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Moon named for its whiteness; celestial body marking time and seasons in biblical cosmology
properly, (the) white, i.e. the moon BDB: moon Usage: moon. See also 3838.
Word Origins
לְבָנָה is built from this root: