The meaning of “לִבְנָה”
Understanding Libnâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as לִבְנֶה Libnah. - § Libnah = "pavement" - Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine 1) a royal city...
לִבְנָה
the same as לִבְנֶה Libnah. - § Libnah = "pavement" - Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine 1) a royal city of the Canaanites in the southwest captured by Joshua; allocated to Judah and made a Levitical city; site unknown 2) a station between Sinai and Kadesh of Israel during their wilderness wanderings
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 33:21 | “And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.” Word: לִבְנָה (Libnâh) | |
| Joshua 10:39 | “And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.” Word: לִבְנָה (Libnâh) | |
| 2 Kings 23:31 | “Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.” Word: לִבְנָה (Libnâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:57 | “And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,” Word: לִבְנָה (Libnâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 21:10 | “So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers.” Word: לִבְנָה (Libnâh) |