לְבָנָ֨ה

𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄

levanah

is white

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

H3836

Leviticus 13:4 · Word #3

Lexicon H3836

Lemmaלָבָן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤁𐤍
Transliterationlâbân
Strong'sH3836
In-contextis white

Morphology HAafsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3836-04

white (feminine singular)

Rootלבן (l-b-n)
Core Meaningswhiteness, brightness, purity, pale color
Semantic Rangewhite, bright, pale; by extension the moon (as "the white one"); associated ideas of purity or brightness
Conceptual SignificanceThe root לבן conveys visible brightness and purity. As לְבָנָה it can personify whiteness in feminine form, notably serving as a poetic name for the moon in contrast to the sun, reinforcing biblical imagery of light, order, and appointed times.
Morphological NotesAdjective, feminine singular absolute (HAafsa), from the root לבן. Functions attributively or substantively; when used substantively it can denote "the white one" (a feminine entity, often the moon).
Rendering RationaleThe form לְבָנָה is an adjective in the feminine singular absolute, derived from the root לבן meaning "to be white." The rendering preserves the core sense of whiteness while explicitly reflecting its feminine singular grammatical form.

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

Words from Root לבן (whiteness, brightness, purity, pale color)

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
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