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לָבַן H3835
H3835 is the Hebrew word לָבַן, transliterated lâban and said law-ban'. The King James Version most often renders it make.
What it means
to be (or become) white; to make bricks.
Where it comes from
a primitive root; also as denominative from H3843 (לְבֵנָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: make brick, be (made, make) white(-r).
Verses using לָבַן
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 11:3 · KJV
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
Exodus 5:7 · KJV
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Exodus 5:14 · KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Psalm 51:7 · KJV
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Isaiah 1:18 · KJV
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Daniel 11:35 · KJV
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Daniel 12:10 · KJV
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3835 mean?
H3835 is the Hebrew word לָבַן (lâban), meaning to be (or become) white; to make bricks.
How is H3835 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it make (2 times), making brick (1 time), whiter (1 time), white (1 time), make them white (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3835 appear in the Bible?
לָבַן (lâban) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3835 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; also as denominative from H3843 (לְבֵנָה).
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