Strong's Lexicon lebenah: Brick Original Word: לְבֵנָה Word Origin: Derived from the root לָבַן (lavan), meaning "to be white" or "to make white." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Brick Usage: The term "lebenah" refers to a brick, a building material commonly used in ancient construction. In the biblical context, bricks were typically made from clay and straw, molded, and then dried in the sun. The use of bricks is often contrasted with the use of stones, which were considered more durable and prestigious. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, bricks were a fundamental building material, especially in regions where stone was less accessible. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom laben Definition brick, tile NASB Translation brick (2), bricks (7), pavement (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs לְבֵנָה noun feminine brick, tile (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לְּבִינְתָּא  ; Zinjirli לבן (?) DHMSendsch.37. 59; Assyrian libittu; Arabic  ,  ,  ,  ,  (loan-words according to Frä4f.); according to Thes and most from whiteness of clay, or light colour of sun-baked bricks; so NöZMG xi,1886,735 LagBN 139; > others regard as Assyrian loan-word VOJi. 22ff.; in Assyrian a derivative from labânu, throw down, prostrate, is sought DlPr. 93f.(compare HWB 369)); — ׳ל Genesis 11:3; Ezekiel 4:1; construct לִבְנַת Exodus 24:10; plural לְבֵנִים Genesis 11:3 7t.; suffix מִלִּבְנֵיכֶם Exodus 5:19; — 1 brick, as building-material, Genesis 11:3 (singular collective; elsewhere plural) Genesis 11:3; Exodus 1:14; straw used in making Exodus 5:7, compare Exodus 5:8; Exodus 5:16; Exodus 5:18; Exodus 5:19; Isaiah 9:9 (figurative; as inferior to גָּזִית hewn stone); incense burnt on Isaiah 65:3 ( = roof-tiles ? compare Che Di). 2 = tile, on which plan of city could be engraved (חקק) Ezekiel 4:1. 3 = pavement, Exodus 24:10 (compare Di). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance altar of brick, tile From laban; a brick (from the whiteness of the clay) -- (altar of) brick, tile. see HEBREW laban Forms and Transliterations הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים הַלְּבֵנִ֜ים הַלְּבֵנִֽים׃ הַלְּבֵנָה֙ הלבנה הלבנים הלבנים׃ וּבִלְבֵנִ֔ים וּלְבֵנִ֛ים ובלבנים ולבנים לְבֵנִ֔ים לְבֵנִ֖ים לְבֵנִ֥ים לְבֵנָ֔ה לבנה לבנים מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם מלבניכם hal·lə·ḇê·nāh hal·lə·ḇê·nîm halləḇênāh halləḇênîm halleveNah halleveNim lə·ḇê·nāh lə·ḇê·nîm ləḇênāh ləḇênîm leveNah leveNim mil·liḇ·nê·ḵem milliḇnêḵem millivneiChem ū·ḇil·ḇê·nîm ū·lə·ḇê·nîm ūḇilḇênîm ūləḇênîm uleveNim uvilveNimLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 11:3 HEB: הָ֚בָה נִלְבְּנָ֣ה לְבֵנִ֔ים וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖ה לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה NAS: And they used brick for stone, KJV: let us make brick, and burn INT: Come make brick and burn thoroughly Genesis 11:3 Exodus 1:14 Exodus 5:7 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:16 Exodus 5:18 Exodus 5:19 Isaiah 9:10 Isaiah 65:3 Ezekiel 4:1 11 Occurrences |
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