וּ/לְ/לָבָ֖ן

𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤁𐤍

ulelavan

And to Laban

the same as לָבָן; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert; Laban.

H3837

Genesis 29:16 · Word #1

Lexicon H3837

Lemmaלָבָן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤁𐤍
TransliterationLâbân
Strong'sH3837
In-contextAnd to Laban

Morphology HC/R/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H3837-04

and to Laban (the White One)

Rootלבן (l-b-n)
Core Meaningswhite, whiteness, brightness, pale, brick (whitened clay)
Semantic RangeLiteral whiteness or brightness; pale color; brick (from whitened clay); as a proper noun, the name Laban, an Aramean patriarch, and also a place name.
Conceptual SignificanceLaban is a key Aramean figure in Genesis, the father of Leah and Rachel and father-in-law of Jacob. His name, derived from "white," may reflect color symbolism or regional naming practices, and he plays a central role in the ancestral narratives of Israel.
Morphological Notesוּ = conjunction "and"; לְ = preposition "to/for"; לָבָן = proper masculine singular noun (personal/place name).
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the conjunction וּ ("and") plus the preposition לְ ("to") attached to the proper masculine singular noun לָבָן. Rendering the name as "Laban (the White One)" preserves the connection to the root לבן, meaning "white," while accurately reflecting the masculine singular proper noun with prefixed conjunction and preposition.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לבן (white, whiteness, brightness, pale, brick (whitened clay))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3835-01 alebin I will make white
H3844-01 balevanon in the White-Mountain
H4404-01 bamaleben in the whitening-kiln

Word Usage (55 occurrences of H3837)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 24:29 לָבָ֑ן lavan was Laban
Genesis 24:29 לָבָ֧ן lavan-2 Laban
Genesis 24:50 לָבָ֤ן lavan Laban
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