The meaning of “לָבַן”
Understanding lâban reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
make brick, be (made, make) white(-r). - to be (or become) white - to make bricks 1) to be white 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to ma...
לָבַן
make brick, be (made, make) white(-r). - to be (or become) white - to make bricks 1) to be white 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to make white, become white, purify 1a2) to show whiteness, grow white 1b) (Hithpael) to become white, be purified (ethical) 2) (Qal) to make bricks
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:3 | “And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.” Word: לָבַן (lâban) | |
| Exodus 5:14 | “And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?” Word: לָבַן (lâban) | |
| Psalms 51:7 | “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” Word: לָבַן (lâban) | |
| Isaiah 1:18 | “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Word: לָבַן (lâban) | |
| Daniel 12:10 | “Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.” Word: לָבַן (lâban) |