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malbēn מַלְבֵּן ‘brick’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from lāvēn לָבֵן ‘to whiten / to make bricks’ (denominative)
Roots: לבן

malbēn n, m
1) brick mold, brick kiln, quadrangle
 1a) brick mould, brick kiln
 1b) quadrangle

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 12:31 Jeremiah 43:9 Nahum 3:14

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