Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to whiten
Usage: 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)
Strong's Number
H3835
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
6
Strong's H3835 Quick Answer
Strong's H3835 לָבַן (laban) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. laban (law-ban') v. 1. to be (or become) white 2. (as denominative from H3843) to make bricks It has 8 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include white, let, make, and brick. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- laban (law-ban') v. 1. to be (or become) white 2. (as denominative from H3843) to make bricks
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- white, let, make, and brick
Meaning and Definition
laban (law-ban') v. 1. to be (or become) white 2. (as denominative from H3843) to make bricks [a primitive root] KJV: make brick, be (made, make) white(-r). See also: H3843
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3835. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3835 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render laban, 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.
How Strong's H3835 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 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3835 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 H3835 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3835.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3835, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3835 FAQ
What does laban (לָבַן) mean?
Laban (Strong's H3835) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "make brick". laban (law-ban') v. 1. to be (or become) white 2. (as denominative from H3843) to make bricks
How many times is laban (לָבַן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H3835 across 6 books.
Where can I study laban (לָבַן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3835 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate laban (לָבַן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as white, let, make, and brick. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.