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Strong's H3828 לְבוֹנָה (lebonah)

lbownah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3828 — pamphylia in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3828
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 8

Strong's H3828 Quick Answer

Strong's H3828 לְבוֹנָה לֶבוֹנָה (lbownah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. lbownah (leb-o-naw') (or lbonah {leb-o-naw'};) n-f. 1. frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) [from H3836] It has 21 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include frankincense and incense. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
lbownah (leb-o-naw') (or lbonah {leb-o-naw'};) n-f. 1. frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) [from H3836]
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
frankincense and incense

Meaning and Definition

lbownah (leb-o-naw') (or lbonah {leb-o-naw'};) n-f. 1. frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) [from H3836] KJV: (frank-)incense. Root(s): H3836

Original Word
לְבוֹנָה לֶבוֹנָה
Transliteration
lbownah
Derivation
First root strongs: 3836
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3828. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

frankincense

Usage: 1) frankincense 1a) a white resin burned as fragrant incense 1a1) ceremonially 1a2) personally 1a3) used in compounding the holy incense

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How Strong's H3828 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lbownah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

frankincense Exodus 30:34 15× incense Isaiah 43:23

How Strong's H3828 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3828 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3828 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 30:34 KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:

Leviticus 2:1 KJV

And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

Leviticus 2:2 KJV

And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3828.

Exodus 30:34 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
Leviticus 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
Leviticus 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
Leviticus 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.
Leviticus 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
Leviticus 24:7 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Numbers 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
1 Chronicles 9:29 Old Testament, KJV
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
Nehemiah 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
Nehemiah 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
Song of Solomon 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
Song of Solomon 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Song of Solomon 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
Isaiah 43:23 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.
Isaiah 60:6 Old Testament, KJV
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
Isaiah 66:3 Old Testament, KJV
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Jeremiah 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Jeremiah 17:26 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 41:5 Old Testament, KJV
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3828, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 7 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3828 FAQ

What does lebonah (לְבוֹנָה) mean?

Strong's H3828 is a Hebrew entry for H3828 לְבוֹנָה לֶבוֹנָה (lbownah). lbownah (leb-o-naw') (or lbonah {leb-o-naw'};) n-f. 1. frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) [from H3836]

How many times is lebonah (לְבוֹנָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H3828 across 8 books.

Where can I study lebonah (לְבוֹנָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3828 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate lebonah (לְבוֹנָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as frankincense and incense. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.