The meaning of “לְבָנוֹן”
Understanding Lᵉbânôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Lebanon. - § Lebanon = "whiteness" - Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine 1) a wooded mountain range on the northern b...
לְבָנוֹן
Lebanon. - § Lebanon = "whiteness" - Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine 1) a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 3:25 | “I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.” Word: לְבָנוֹן (Lᵉbânôwn) | |
| 1 Kings 7:2 | “He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.” Word: לְבָנוֹן (Lᵉbânôwn) | |
| Ezra 3:7 | “They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.” Word: לְבָנוֹן (Lᵉbânôwn) | |
| Isaiah 33:9 | “The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.” Word: לְבָנוֹן (Lᵉbânôwn) | |
| Hosea 14:6 | “His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.” Word: לְבָנוֹן (Lᵉbânôwn) |