Leviticus 13:25:7Lev.13.25.W7TAB
לָבָ֜ן
lavan
“white”
- Transliteration
- la-VAN
- Extended
- lah-VAAN
- IPA
- /la.ˈvaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- white
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-VAN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NEH neh-PAKH se-AR la-VAN
- clause
ve-ra-AH o-TAH ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH neh-PAKH se-AR la-VAN ba-ba-HE-ret u-mar-EH-ha a-MOK min-ha-OR tsa-RA-at HI ba-mikh-WAH pa-ra-CHA
- sentence
ve-ra-AH o-TAH ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH neh-PAKH se-AR la-VAN ba-ba-HE-ret u-mar-EH-ha a-MOK min-ha-OR tsa-RA-at HI ba-mikh-WAH pa-ra-CHA ve-tih-MEH o-TO ha-ko-HEN NE-ga tsa-RA-at HI
Exegesis
The Niphal perfect nehpakh {נֶהְפַּךְ֩ | neh-paḵ} ‘is turned’ describes a passive change of the se'ar {שֵׂעָ֨ר | sē-‘ār}, now lavan {לָבָ֜ן | lā-ḇān} ‘white’ in babbaheret {בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת | ba-bha-réṯ}.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ן
“white”
In context — Leviticus 13:25
The priest shall examine it; if he sees that the hair in the bright spot has turned white and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy that has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 13:25, so the Hebrew word לָבָ֜ן (lavan) 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.13.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.25.W7.S1) and character.