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lᵊvōnā לְבֹנָה ‘frankincense’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from lāvān לָבָן ‘white’
Roots: לבן לבן

lᵊvōnā n, f
1) frankincense
 1a) a white resin burned as fragrant incense
  1a1) ceremonially
  1a2) personally
  1a3) used in compounding the holy incense

Mentioned in Exodus 30:34 Codex Leviticus 2:2, 5:11, 2:16, 6:8, 24:7, 2:15, 2:1 Numbers 5:15 Isaiah 66:3, 43:23, 60:6 Jeremiah 41:5, 6:20, 17:26 Song of Songs 3:6, 4:14, 4:6 Nehemiah 13:9, 13:5 1 Chronicles 9:29

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