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lāvēn לָבֵןAto whiten, Bto make bricks’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: לָבַן, לָבֵן

lāvēn v
A1) 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)
B1) (Qal) to make bricks

Mentioned in Genesis 11:3 Exodus 5:14, 5:7 Isaiah 1:18 Joel 1:7 Psalms 51:9 Daniel 12:10, 11:35

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