לְבָנִ֑ים
𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌
levanim
white
or (Genesis 49:12) לָבֵן; from לָבַן; white; white.
Zechariah 6:3 · Word #4
Lexicon H3836
| Lemma | לָבָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤁𐤍 |
| Transliteration | lâbân |
| Strong's | H3836 |
| In-context | white |
Morphology HAampa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3836-02
white ones
| Root | לבן (l-b-n) |
| Core Meanings | whiteness, brightness, purity, becoming white |
| Semantic Range | white in color, bright, pale, purified, radiant; used of physical objects (e.g., teeth, wool, garments) and metaphorically of purity or cleansing. |
| Conceptual Significance | Whiteness in the Hebrew Bible commonly signifies purity, cleansing, or radiant beauty. The root ל-ב-ן can denote both literal color and metaphorical purification, contributing to imagery of moral cleansing and restored condition. |
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine plural absolute (Aampa/HAampa). Derived from the root ל-ב-ן "to be white." Often functions substantivally to describe masculine plural referents characterized by whiteness. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective לְבָנִים is masculine plural absolute, so the rendering "white ones" preserves both the root sense of whiteness (from ל-ב-ן) and the masculine plural form. Using "ones" reflects its substantival use while maintaining the plural masculine morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לבן (whiteness, brightness, purity, becoming white)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3844-01 |
balevanon | in the White-Mountain |
H4404-01 |
bamaleben | in the whitening-kiln |
H3842-01 |
halevanah | the White One |
H3844-02 |
halevanon | the White Mountain |
|
halevenah | the white brick |
H3843-01 |
halevenim | the white-baked bricks |
H3828-01 |
halevonah | the white incense |
H3846-01 |
haliveni | the White-clansman |
H3844-03 |
kalevanon | like the White-Mountain (Lebanon) |
|
khalevanah | as the white one |
|
lavan | White-One |
H3837-01 |
lavan | White-One |
H3837-02 |
lelavan | to Lavan (White-One) |
|
lelavan | to White-One |
H3841-01 |
lelivenah | to Libnah (White-place) |
H3836-01 |
levanah | white (feminine singular) |
H3844-04 |
levanon | White-Mountain (Lebanon) |
H3836-03 |
levanot | white (feminine plural) |
H3843-02 |
levenim | whitened bricks |
H3828-02 |
levonah | white incense |
H3828-03 |
levonatah | her white-incense |
H3835-01 |
lilebon | to whiten (to make bricks) |
H3841-02 |
livenah | White-Place |
H3840-01 |
livenat | whiteness-of |
H4404-02 |
maleben | whitening brick-mold |
H3844-05 |
mehalevanon | from the White-Mountain |
H3844-06 |
milevanon | from White-Mountain (Lebanon) |
H3841-03 |
milivenah | from White-Place (Libnah) |
|
miliveneykhem | from your white-bricks |
H3844-07 |
ulevanon | and White-Mountain |
H3828-04 |
ulevonah | and white-incense |
H3844-08 |
uvalevanon | and in the White-Mountain (Lebanon) |
H3844-09 |
vehalevanon | and the White-Mountain |
H3828-05 |
vehalevonah | and the white incense-resin |
H3837-03 |
velavan | and White-One |
|
veyitelabenu | and they will whiten themselves |
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 |