כַ/לְּבָנָ֗ה
𐤊/𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄
lᵉbânâh
as the moon
The celestial body known as the moon; in the Hebrew Bible, לְבָנָה refers specifically to the physical moon as seen from earth. The term emphasizes the moon's pale or white hue, but its use remains literal and concrete, lacking mythological connotations present in some neighboring cultures' lunar vocabulary. Semantic range in biblical texts is confined to the identification or description of the moon as a body in the sky, often paired with חַמָּה (the sun) as celestial counterparts.
Song of Songs 6:10 · Word #7
Lexicon H3842
| Lemma | לְבָנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | lᵉbânâh |
| Strong's | H3842 |
| Definition | The celestial body known as the moon; in the Hebrew Bible, לְבָנָה refers specifically to the physical moon as seen from earth. The term emphasizes the moon's pale or white hue, but its use remains literal and concrete, lacking mythological connotations present in some neighboring cultures' lunar vocabulary. Semantic range in biblical texts is confined to the identification or description of the moon as a body in the sky, often paired with חַמָּה (the sun) as celestial counterparts. |
Morphology HRd/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | as the moon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3842-02
like the white moon
| Morphological Notes | Preposition כ ("like/as") + feminine singular absolute noun לְבָנָה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לְבָנָה derives from the root לבן (“to be white”) and denotes the pale celestial body characterized by whiteness. The prefixed כ expresses comparison (“like/as”), and the feminine singular noun is preserved in English as a singular concrete object. |
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