Word Study · Strong's H3839 · Hebrew

לִבְנֶה

libneh

lib-neh'

“some sort of whitish tree, perhaps the storax”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

some sort of whitish tree, perhaps the storax

Rendered in the KJV as

poplar.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

וְלִבְנֶ֛ה1
לִבְנֶ֛ה1

How it is rendered · 2

and poplar1
poplar1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
noun · masculine singular1

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HC/Ncmsa · 1
HNcmsa · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 2 · 50%
Hosea1 of 2 · 50%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 30:37לִבְנֶ֛הlivnehnoun · masculine singularJacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.here: poplar

Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 4:13וְלִבְנֶ֛הvelivnehconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThey sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.here: and poplar

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