3842. lebanah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
lebanah: Moon

Original Word: לְבָנָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: lebanah
Pronunciation: leh-baw-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (leb-aw-naw')
Definition: Moon
Meaning: white, the moon

Word Origin: Derived from the root לָבַן (lavan), meaning "to be white" or "to make white."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4582 (selene) - referring to the moon in the New Testament, such as in Matthew 24:29.

Usage: The Hebrew word "lebanah" refers to the moon, emphasizing its whiteness and brightness. In the ancient Hebrew context, the moon was a significant celestial body used for marking time, particularly in the lunar calendar, and was often associated with the cycles of months and seasons.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the moon played a crucial role in the religious and agricultural life of the people. The Hebrew calendar was primarily lunar, with months beginning with the new moon. The moon's phases were essential for determining the timing of festivals, such as Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. The moon's light was also a symbol of guidance and constancy in the night sky, reflecting God's creation and order.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from laben
Definition
moon
NASB Translation
full moon (1), moon (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. לְבָּנָה noun feminine moon, in poetry (Late Hebrew id.); — ׳ל Isaiah 24:23 2t.; shall pale before ׳י Isaiah 24:23 ("" חַמָּה); shall become like sun (חַמָּה) in day of ׳יs redemption Isaiah 30:26 (׳אוֺר הַלְּ); simile of woman's beauty, ׳יָפָה כַלְּ Songs 6:10 ("" חַמָּה).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
moon

From laban; properly, (the) white, i.e. The moon -- moon. See also Lbana'.

see HEBREW laban

see HEBREW Lbana'

Forms and Transliterations
הַלְּבָנָ֔ה הַלְּבָנָה֙ הלבנה כַלְּבָנָ֗ה כלבנה challevaNah hal·lə·ḇā·nāh halləḇānāh hallevaNah ḵal·lə·ḇā·nāh ḵalləḇānāh
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Songs 6:10
HEB: שָׁ֑חַר יָפָ֣ה כַלְּבָנָ֗ה בָּרָה֙ כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה
NAS: As beautiful as the full moon, As pure
KJV: fair as the moon, clear
INT: the dawn beautiful as the full pure as the sun

Isaiah 24:23
HEB: וְחָֽפְרָה֙ הַלְּבָנָ֔ה וּבוֹשָׁ֖ה הַֽחַמָּ֑ה
NAS: Then the moon will be abashed
KJV: Then the moon shall be confounded,
INT: will be abashed the moon ashamed and the sun

Isaiah 30:26
HEB: וְהָיָ֤ה אוֹר־ הַלְּבָנָה֙ כְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַמָּ֔ה
NAS: The light of the moon will be as the light
KJV: Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light
INT: become the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3842
3 Occurrences


ḵal·lə·ḇā·nāh — 1 Occ.
hal·lə·ḇā·nāh — 2 Occ.
















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