לְבָנָא
Lᵉbânâʼ · leb-aw-naw'
Lebana or Lebanah, one of the Nethinim
Lexicon
Derivation: or לְבָנָה; the same as H3842 (לְבָנָה);
Lebana or Lebanah, one of the Nethinim
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Lebana, Lebanah.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › the house, what is within › the seed, life continuing › strength, the leader
Authority, the one who leads of the house, what is within of the seed, life continuing of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לְבָנָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms