וּ/לְבֶן

𐤅/𐤋𐤁𐤍

uleven

and whiter

or (Genesis 49:12) לָבֵן; from לָבַן; white; white.

H3836

Genesis 49:12 · Word #4

Lexicon H3836

Lemmaלָבָן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤁𐤍
Transliterationlâbân
Strong'sH3836
In-contextand whiter

Morphology HC/Aamsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3836-08

and white-of

Morphological NotesConjunction וּ + adjective masculine singular construct (Aamsc) from לָבָן. The construct form links the adjective to a following noun.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective לָבָן derives from the root לבן, meaning "to be white." The form is masculine singular construct with a prefixed conjunction, so "and white-of" preserves both the root sense of whiteness and the construct relationship indicated by the morphology.

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Words from Root לבן (whiteness, brightness, purity)

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 (29 occurrences of H3836)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 30:35 לָבָן֙ lavan Laban
Genesis 30:37 לְבָנ֔וֹת levanot white
Genesis 30:37 הַ/לָּבָ֔ן halavan the white