Leviticus 13:16:7Lev.13.16.W7TAB
לְלָבָ֑ן
lelavan
“white”
- Transliteration
- le-la-VAN
- Extended
- leh-lah-VAN
- IPA
- /ləlaˈvaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- white
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-la-VAN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-neh-PAKH le-la-VAN
- clause
OH KI ya-SHUV ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-neh-PAKH le-la-VAN
- sentence
OH KI ya-SHUV ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-neh-PAKH le-la-VAN u-VA el-ha-KO-hen
Exegesis
The vav consecutive Nifal imperfect ve-nehpakh {וְנֶהְפַּ֣ךְ | wə-nəḥ-pákh} ‘and is turned/becomes’ signals passive transformation, with the prepositional phrase le-lavan {לְלָבָ֑ן | lə-lā-vān} ‘to white’ denoting the diagnostic color shift.
Root and etymology
l-b-nlamed-bet-nun
“white”
In context — Leviticus 13:16
Or if the living flesh turns back and becomes white, then he shall come to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 13:16, so the Hebrew word לְלָבָ֑ן (lelavan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.13.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.16.W7.S1) and character.