לְבֹנָה

le.vo.nahNoun (Feminine)H3828

frankincense

From: or לְבֹנָה; from H3836 (לָבָן);

Short Definition

frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. frankincense 1a) a white resin burned as fragrant incense 1a1) ceremonially 1a2) personally 1a3) used in compounding the holy incense

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

20 times

Appears 20 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Leviticus
6
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Song of Solomon
3
Nehemiah
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 9:29
  • Isaiah 66:3
  • Leviticus 2:1
  • Leviticus 24:7
  • Numbers 5:15

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