1) to be white 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to make white, become white, purify 1a2) to show whiteness, grow white 1b) (Hithpael) to become white, be purified (ethical)
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H3835 — לָבֵן
la.ven · to whiten · Hebrew/Aramaic
7 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 11:3 · נִלְבְּנָ֣הAnd they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.Exodus 5:7 · לִלְבֹּ֥ן“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.Exodus 5:14 · לִלְבֹּן֙Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”Psalm 51:7 · אַלְבִּֽין׃Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.Isaiah 1:18 · יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.Daniel 11:35 · וְלַלְבֵּ֖ןSome of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.Daniel 12:10 · וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּMany will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.