Strong's Lexicon laban: White Original Word: לָבָן Word Origin: Derived from the root לָבַן (lavan), meaning "to be white" or "to make white." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3022 (λευκός, leukos): Meaning "white," used in the New Testament to describe garments, stones, and other objects, often symbolizing purity and holiness. Usage: The Hebrew word "laban" primarily means "white" and is used in the Bible to describe the color of various objects, such as snow, wool, and leprosy spots. It often symbolizes purity, cleanliness, and holiness, reflecting the cultural and religious significance of the color white in ancient Israelite society. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the color white was associated with purity and holiness. In the Israelite context, white garments were often worn by priests and were used in various religious ceremonies. The symbolism of white as purity is evident in the sacrificial system and the laws concerning cleanliness. The use of "laban" in describing leprosy spots also highlights the cultural understanding of disease and impurity. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom laben Definition white NASB Translation white (24), white ones (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. לָבָן adjective white; — ׳ל absolute Genesis 30:35 13t.; construct לְבֶןֿ Genesis 49:12 (compare Ges§ 93, 2, R. 1 KöLgb ii, 74 BaNb 166); feminine לְבָנָה Leviticus 13:4 6t.; plural לְבָנִים Zechariah 1:8 3t.; לְבָנוֺת Genesis 30:37 2t.; — white, of wood under bark Genesis 30:37 (twice in verse) (compare Joel 1:7); of spots on goats Joel 1:35 (all J); of manna Exodus 16:31 (P); garments Ecclesiastes 9:8 (sign of cheerfulness and joy); of teeth וּלְבֶןשִֿׁנַּיִם מֵחָלָב Genesis 49:12 (poem in J; "" חַכְלִילִי עֵינַיִם מִיָּ֑יִן) of Judah (on interpretations see Di and, differently, Marc. JastrJBL xi. (1892), 128); of horses Zechariah 1:8; Zechariah 6:3,6 (in vision); chfly. of diseased skin or flesh on body (בַּהֶרֶת Leviticus 13:4,19,24,25,26,38) Leviticus 13:4; Leviticus 13:10; Leviticus 13:13; Leviticus 13:16; Leviticus 13:17; Leviticus 13:19; Leviticus 13:24; Leviticus 13:38; and of hair on such spots Leviticus 13:3,4,10,20,21,25,26; + אֲדַמְדֶּ֫מֶת Leviticus 13:19,24,43; compare Leviticus 13:42; + כֵּהָה Leviticus 13:39 (all P). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance white Or (Gen. 49:12) laben {law-bane'}; from laban; white -- white. see HEBREW laban Forms and Transliterations הַלָּבָ֔ן הלבן וְהַלְּבָנִ֔ים וּלְבֶן־ וּלְבָנִֽים׃ והלבנים ולבן־ ולבנים׃ לְבָנ֔וֹת לְבָנִ֑ים לְבָנָ֔ה לְבָנָ֣ה לְבָנָ֥ה לְבָנָ֨ה לְבָנָֽה׃ לְבָנָה֙ לְבָנֹ֑ת לְבָנֹֽת׃ לְלָבָ֑ן לָבָ֑ן לָבָ֔ן לָבָ֖ן לָבָ֗ן לָבָ֜ן לָבָ֣ן לָבָן֙ לבן לבנה לבנה׃ לבנות לבנים לבנת לבנת׃ ללבן hal·lā·ḇān hallāḇān hallaVan lā·ḇān lāḇān laVan lə·ḇā·nāh lə·ḇā·nîm lə·ḇā·nō·wṯ lə·ḇā·nōṯ lə·lā·ḇān ləḇānāh ləḇānîm ləḇānōṯ ləḇānōwṯ ləlāḇān lelaVan levaNah levaNim levaNot ū·lə·ḇā·nîm ū·lə·ḇen- ūləḇānîm ūləḇen- ulevaNim uleven vehallevaNim wə·hal·lə·ḇā·nîm wəhalləḇānîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 30:35 HEB: כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־ לָבָן֙ בּ֔וֹ וְכָל־ NAS: one with white in it, and all KJV: and spotted, [and] every one that had [some] white in it, and all the brown INT: every with white one the black Genesis 30:37 Genesis 30:37 Genesis 49:12 Exodus 16:31 Leviticus 13:3 Leviticus 13:4 Leviticus 13:4 Leviticus 13:10 Leviticus 13:10 Leviticus 13:13 Leviticus 13:16 Leviticus 13:17 Leviticus 13:19 Leviticus 13:19 Leviticus 13:20 Leviticus 13:21 Leviticus 13:24 Leviticus 13:24 Leviticus 13:25 Leviticus 13:26 Leviticus 13:38 Leviticus 13:39 Leviticus 13:42 Leviticus 13:43 29 Occurrences |