לָבֵן
la.ven
“to whiten”
Definition
to be (or become) white; to make bricks
a primitive root; also as denominative from H3843 (לְבֵנָה)
- 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)
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logos (G3056)
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Occurrences
לָבֵן appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.
Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”
And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
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