Biblica Analytica

לָבָן

la.van (H3836)

white

29 verses 5 books OT 24 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word "לָבָן" (la.van) is defined as "white." It appears 29 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The color white is often associated with purity, cleanliness, and innocence. In the biblical context, "לָבָן" is used to describe snow, wool, and other white substances. The word "לָבָן" is used in a range of situations, from describing natural phenomena to emphasizing the beauty and value of white objects. Its usage suggests that the color white was considered significant in ancient Hebrew culture, possibly symbolizing purity, innocence, or new beginnings. The frequency of "לָבָן" in the Bible highlights its importance in the Hebrew language and culture. Its association with purity and innocence may further underscore its significance in biblical contexts where these themes are prominent.

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Genesis 30:35

That day, he removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

Genesis 30:37

Jacob took to himself rods of fresh poplar, almond, and plane tree, peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

Genesis 49:12

His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

Exodus 16:31

The house of Israel called its name “Manna”, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

Leviticus 13:3

The priest shall examine the plague in the skin of the body. If the hair in the plague has turned white, and the appearance of the plague is deeper than the body’s skin, it is the plague of leprosy; so the priest shall examine him and pronounce him unclean.

Leviticus 13:4

If the bright spot is white in the skin of his body, and its appearance isn’t deeper than the skin, and its hair hasn’t turned white, then the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

Leviticus 13:10

and the priest shall examine him. Behold, if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

Leviticus 13:13

then the priest shall examine him. Behold, if the leprosy has covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean of the plague. It has all turned white: he is clean.

Leviticus 13:16

Or if the raw flesh turns again, and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest.

Leviticus 13:17

The priest shall examine him. Behold, if the plague has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean of the plague. He is clean.

Leviticus 13:19

and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest.

Leviticus 13:20

The priest shall examine it. Behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. It has broken out in the boil.

Leviticus 13:21

But if the priest examines it, and behold, there are no white hairs in it, and it isn’t deeper than the skin, but is dim, then the priest shall isolate him seven days.

Leviticus 13:24

“Or when the body has a burn from fire on its skin, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white, or white,

Leviticus 13:25

then the priest shall examine it; and behold, if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy. It has broken out in the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.

Leviticus 13:26

But if the priest examines it, and behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it isn’t deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days.

Leviticus 13:38

“When a man or a woman has bright spots in the skin of the body, even white bright spots,

Leviticus 13:39

then the priest shall examine them. Behold, if the bright spots on the skin of their body are a dull white, it is a harmless rash. It has broken out in the skin. He is clean.

Leviticus 13:42

But if a reddish-white plague is in the bald head or the bald forehead, it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head or his bald forehead.

Leviticus 13:43

Then the priest shall examine him. Behold, if the swelling of the plague is reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body,

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your garments be always white, and don’t let your head lack oil.

Zechariah 1:8

“I had a vision in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in a ravine; and behind him there were red, brown, and white horses.

Zechariah 6:3

in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot dappled horses, all of them powerful.

Zechariah 6:6

The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went out toward the south country.”