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לְבֵנָה

לְבֵנָה (lĕbēnāh): Brick as constructed material; ancient Near Eastern building technology deeply embedded in Israelite labor and covenant memory

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לְבֵנָהH3843
Pronunciationlĕbēnāh

What does לְבֵנָה (lĕbēnāh) mean in the Bible?

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What does לְבֵנָה (lĕbēnāh) mean in the Bible?

לְבֵנָה (lĕbēnāh): Brick as constructed material; ancient Near Eastern building technology deeply embedded in Israelite labor and covenant memory

How does the BSB render H3843?

The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bricks (3), of bricks (3), a brick (1), altars of brick (1), brick (1).

Where does לְבֵנָה (lĕbēnāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (7), Genesis (2), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (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
bricks3×Genesis 11:3, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:16
of bricks3×Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:18, Exodus 5:19
a brick1×Ezekiel 4:1
altars of brick1×Isaiah 65:3
brick1×Genesis 11:3
in brick1×Exodus 1:14
like a pavement1×Exodus 24:10
The bricks1×Isaiah 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 11:3לְבֵנִ֔יםtobricksNoun - feminine pluralGenesis 11:3הַלְּבֵנָה֙tobrickArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 1:14וּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםtoin brickConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 5:7הַלְּבֵנִ֖יםtobricksArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 5:8הַלְּבֵנִ֜יםtoof bricksArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 5:16וּלְבֵנִ֛יםtobricksConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 5:18לְבֵנִ֖יםtoof bricksNoun - feminine pluralExodus 5:19מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םtoof bricksPreposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralExodus 24:10לִבְנַ֣תtolike a pavementNoun - feminine singular constructIsaiah 9:10לְבֵנִ֥יםtoThe bricksNoun - feminine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 11:3
Aligned rows12
Books represented4
Genesis2Exodus7Isaiah2Ezekiel1
Source forms
הַלְּבֵנָה֙1xhal·lə·ḇê·nāhGenesis 11:3
הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים1xhal·lə·ḇê·nîmExodus 5:7
הַלְּבֵנִ֜ים1xhal·lə·ḇê·nîmExodus 5:8
הַלְּבֵנִֽים׃1xhal·lə·ḇê·nîmIsaiah 65:3
וּבִלְבֵנִ֔ים1xū·ḇil·ḇê·nîmExodus 1:14
וּלְבֵנִ֛ים1xū·lə·ḇê·nîmExodus 5:16
לְבֵנָ֔ה1xlə·ḇê·nāhEzekiel 4:1
לְבֵנִ֔ים1xlə·ḇê·nîmGenesis 11:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural3xExodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8, Isaiah 65:3
Noun - feminine plural3xGenesis 11:3, Exodus 5:18, Isaiah 9:10
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xGenesis 11:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 5:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 1:14
Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 4:1
Noun - feminine singular construct1xExodus 24:10
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xExodus 5:19
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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