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לְבֵנָה H3843
H3843 is the Hebrew word לְבֵנָה, transliterated lᵉbênâh and said leb-ay-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it brick.
What it means
a brick (from the whiteness of the clay).
Where it comes from
from H3835 (לָבַן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (altar of) brick, tile.
Verses using לְבֵנָה
All 8 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 1:14 · KJV
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
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 5:8 · KJV
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Exodus 5:16 · KJV
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
Exodus 5:19 · KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
Isaiah 9:10 · KJV
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
Ezekiel 4:1 · KJV
Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Common questions
What does Strong's H3843 mean?
H3843 is the Hebrew word לְבֵנָה (lᵉbênâh), meaning a brick (from the whiteness of the clay).
How is H3843 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it brick (5 times), bricks (2 times), ought from your bricks (1 time), tile (1 time).
How many times does H3843 appear in the Bible?
לְבֵנָה (lᵉbênâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3843 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3835 (לָבַן).
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