Word Study · Strong's H3842 · Hebrew
לְבָנָה
lebanah
leb-aw-naw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: lᵉbânâh
“properly, (the) white, i.e. the moon”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, (the) white, i.e. the moon
Rendered in the KJV as
moon. See also H3838 (לְבָנָא).
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הַלְּבָנָ֔ה1
- הַלְּבָנָה֙1
- כַלְּבָנָ֗ה1
How it is rendered · 2
- the moon2
- like the full moon1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
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- HTd/Ncfsa · 2
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 24:23הַלְּבָנָ֔הhalevanahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.here: the moon
- Isaiah 30:26הַלְּבָנָה֙halevanahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.here: the moon