לְבֹנָה
le.vo.nah
“frankincense”
Definition
frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
or לְבֹנָה; from H3836 (לָבָן);
- frankincense 1a) a white resin burned as fragrant incense 1a1) ceremonially 1a2) personally 1a3) used in compounding the holy incense
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
לְבֹנָה appears 20 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man;whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood;whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol.Indeed, they have chosen their own waysand delighted in their abominations.
“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
then he is to bring his wife to the priest.He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.
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