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Original Word:לְבֵנָה
Part of Speech:Noun Feminine
Transliteration:lbenah
Pronunciation:leh-bay-NAH
Phonetic Spelling:(leb-ay-naw')
Definition:Brick
Meaning:a brick

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.

Word Origin
fromlaben
Definition
brick, tile
NASB Translation
brick (2), bricks (7), pavement (1).

(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaic; Zinjirli (?) DHM^{Sendsch.37. 59}; Assyrianlibittu; Arabic,,,, (loan-words according to Frä^4f.); according to Thes and most fromwhiteness of clay, or light colour of sun-baked bricks; so Nö^{ZMG xi,1886,735} Lag^{BN 139}; > others regard as Assyrian loan-word VOJ^{i. 22ff.}; in Assyrian a derivative fromlabânu,throw down, prostrate, is sought Dl^{Pr. 93f.(compare HWB 369)}); —Genesis 11:3;Ezekiel 4:1; constructExodus 24:10; pluralGenesis 11:3 7t.; suffixExodus 5:19; —

,Genesis 11:3 (singular collective; elsewhere plural)Genesis 11:3;Exodus 1:14; straw used in makingExodus 5:7, compareExodus 5:8;Exodus 5:16;Exodus 5:18;Exodus 5:19;Isaiah 9:9 (figurative; as inferior tohewn stone); incense burnt onIsaiah 65:3 ( = roof-tiles ? compare Che Di).

=tile, on which plan of city could be engraved ()Ezekiel 4:1.

=pavement,Exodus 24:10 (compare Di).

altar of brick, tile

Fromlaban; a brick (from the whiteness of the clay) -- (altar of) brick, tile.

see HEBREWlaban

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 uvilveNimInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 11:3
HEB:הָ֚בָה נִלְבְּנָ֣ה לְבֵנִ֔ים וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖ה לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה
NAS: And they usedbrick for stone,
KJV: let us makebrick, and burn
INT: Come makebrick and burn thoroughly

Genesis 11:3
HEB:וַתְּהִ֨י לָהֶ֤ם הַלְּבֵנָה֙ לְאָ֔בֶן וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ר
KJV: them throughly.And they had brick for stone,
INT: thoroughly usedbrick stone tar

Exodus 1:14
HEB:קָשָׁ֗ה בְּחֹ֙מֶר֙ וּבִלְבֵנִ֔ים וּבְכָל־ עֲבֹדָ֖ה
NAS: in mortarand bricks and at all
KJV: in morter,and in brick, and in all manner of service
INT: hard mortarand bricks all labor

Exodus 5:7
HEB:לָעָ֛ם לִלְבֹּ֥ן הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם
KJV: to makebrick, as heretofore:
INT: the people to makebrick before before that time

Exodus 5:8
HEB:וְאֶת־ מַתְכֹּ֨נֶת הַלְּבֵנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵם֩
NAS: But the quotaof bricks which
KJV: And the taleof the bricks, which they did make
INT: the quotaof bricks which they

Exodus 5:16
HEB:נִתָּן֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּלְבֵנִ֛ים אֹמְרִ֥ים לָ֖נוּ
NAS: to us, 'Makebricks!' And behold,
KJV: to us, Makebrick: and, behold, thy servants
INT: given to your servantsbrick saying Make

Exodus 5:18
HEB:לָכֶ֑ם וְתֹ֥כֶן לְבֵנִ֖ים תִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃
NAS: the quotaof bricks.
KJV: the taleof bricks.
INT: will be given the quotaof bricks deliver

Exodus 5:19
HEB:לֹא־ תִגְרְע֥וּ מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם דְּבַר־ י֥וֹם
NAS: [your] daily amountof bricks.
KJV: Ye shall not minish[ought] from your bricks of your daily
INT: must not reduceof bricks task daily

Isaiah 9:10
HEB: לְבֵנִ֥ים נָפָ֖לוּ וְגָזִ֣ית
NAS:The bricks have fallen down,
KJV:The bricks are fallen down,
INT:the bricks have fallen smooth

Isaiah 65:3
HEB:וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים עַל־ הַלְּבֵנִֽים׃
NAS: and burning incenseon bricks;
KJV: and burneth incenseupon altars of brick;
INT: and burning onbricks

Ezekiel 4:1
HEB:קַח־ לְךָ֣ לְבֵנָ֔ה וְנָתַתָּ֥ה אוֹתָ֖הּ
NAS: getyourself a brick, place
KJV: takethee a tile, and lay
INT: of man getA brick place before

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3843
11 Occurrences

hal·lə·ḇê·nāh — 1 Occ.
hal·lə·ḇê·nîm — 3 Occ.
lə·ḇê·nāh — 1 Occ.
lə·ḇê·nîm — 3 Occ.
mil·liḇ·nê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·ḇê·nîm — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇil·ḇê·nîm — 1 Occ.