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Strong's H3836 לָבָן (laban)

Laban means “white” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3836 — pantachothen (“from every quarter”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3836
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 24
Books 5

Strong's H3836 Quick Answer

Strong's H3836 לָבָן לָבֵן (laban) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. laban (law-bawn') (or (Gen. 49) adj. 1. white [from H3835] It has 24 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include white. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
laban (law-bawn') (or (Gen. 49) adj. 1. white [from H3835]
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
white

Meaning and Definition

laban (law-bawn') (or (Gen. 49) adj. 1. white [from H3835] KJV: white. Root(s): H3835

Original Word
לָבָן לָבֵן
Transliteration
laban
Derivation
Root: לבן First root strongs: 3835
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3836. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3836 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.

white Genesis 30:35 24×

How Strong's H3836 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 24 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3836 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 H3836 in the Old Testament

24 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 30:35 KJV

And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

Genesis 30:37 KJV

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

Genesis 49:12 KJV

His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3836.

Genesis 30:35 Old Testament, KJV
And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
Genesis 30:37 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Genesis 49:12 Old Testament, KJV
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Exodus 16:31 Old Testament, KJV
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
Leviticus 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
Leviticus 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus 13:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
Leviticus 13:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.
Leviticus 13:16 Old Testament, KJV
Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;
Leviticus 13:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
Leviticus 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
Leviticus 13:20 Old Testament, KJV
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
Leviticus 13:21 Old Testament, KJV
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:24 Old Testament, KJV
Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
Leviticus 13:25 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
Leviticus 13:26 Old Testament, KJV
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:38 Old Testament, KJV
If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
Leviticus 13:39 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
Leviticus 13:42 Old Testament, KJV
And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
Leviticus 13:43 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;
Ecclesiastes 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Zechariah 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
Zechariah 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
Zechariah 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3836, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 16 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3836 FAQ

What does laban (לָבָן) mean?

Laban (Strong's H3836) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "white". laban (law-bawn') (or (Gen. 49) adj. 1. white [from H3835]

How many times is laban (לָבָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's H3836 across 5 books.

Where can I study laban (לָבָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3836 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate laban (לָבָן)?

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