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Lexicon :: Strong's H3837 - lāḇān

Strong's

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לָבָן

Transliteration

lāḇān

Pronunciation

law-bawn'

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Part of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

The same as לָבָן (H3836)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

לָבָן Lâbân, law-bawn'; the same as H3836; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert:—Laban.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H3837 in the following manner: Laban (55x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H3837 in the following manner: Laban (55x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Laban = "white"

proper masculine noun
1. son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel
  
  proper locative noun
2. a wilderness encampment of the Israelites

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

לָבָן Lâbân, law-bawn'; the same as H3836; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert:—Laban.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3837: Abbreviations

II. לָבָן ₅₄ proper name, masculine son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father-in-law of Jacob ( Greek Version of the LXX

Λαβαν), Genesis 24:29 (twice in verse); Genesis 24:50; Genesis 27:43; Genesis 28:2, 5 + 17 times J (Gen 29, 30, 31, 32); Genesis 29:15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 26 + 18 times E (Gen 31, 32, הָאֲרַמִּי ל׳ Genesis 31:24); Genesis 25:20 (הָאֲרַמִּי ל׳) Genesis 28:5 (id.), also Genesis 28:2; Genesis 29:24, 29; Genesis 46:18, 25 (all P).

III. לָבָן proper name, of a location, connected with desert-journey of Israelites Deuteronomy 1:1, Greek Version of the LXX

Λοβαν; possibly = H3841 לִבְנָה 2, which see.

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Genesis

24:29; 24:50; 25:20; 27:43; 28:2; 28:2; 28:5; 28:5; 29; 29:15; 29:16; 29:19; 29:21; 29:22; 29:24; 29:26; 29:29; 29:30; 29:31; 29:32; 31; 31:24; 31:32; 46:18; 46:25

Deuteronomy

1:1

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Strong's Number H3837 matches the Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān),
which occurs 55 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Gen 24:29 - Now Rebekah^H7259 had a brother^H251 whose name^H8034 was Laban^H3837; and Laban^H3837 ran^H7323 outside^H2351 to the man^H376 at the spring^H5869.

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Gen 24:50 -

Then Laban^H3837 and Bethuel^H1328 replied^H6030, “The matter^H1697 has come^H3318 from the LORD^H3068; so we cannot^H3201^H3808 speak^H1696 to you bad^H7451 or^H176 good^H2896.

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Gen 25:20 - and Isaac^H3327 was forty^H705 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he took^H3947 Rebekah^H7259, the daughter^H1323 of Bethuel^H1328 the [fn]Aramean^H761 of Paddan-aram^H6307, the sister^H269 of Laban^H3837 the [fn]Aramean^H761, to be his wife^H802.

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Gen 27:43 - “Now^H6258 then, my son^H1121, obey^H8085 my voice^H6963, and arise^H6965, [fn]flee^H1272 to Haran^H2771, to my brother^H251 Laban^H3837!

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Gen 28:2 - “Arise^H6965, go^H1980 to Paddan-aram^H6307, to the house^H1004 of Bethuel^H1328 your mother’s^H517 father^H1; and from there^H8033 take^H3947 to yourself a wife^H802 from the daughters^H1323 of Laban^H3837, your mother’s^H517 brother^H251.

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Gen 28:5 - Then Isaac^H3327 sent^H7971 Jacob^H3290 away^H7971, and he went^H1980 to Paddan-aram^H6307 to Laban^H3837, son^H1121 of Bethuel^H1328 the Aramean^H761, the brother^H251 of Rebekah^H7259, the mother^H517 of Jacob^H3290 and Esau^H6215.

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Gen 29:5 - So he said^H559 to them, “Do you know^H3045 Laban^H3837 the son^H1121 of Nahor^H5152?” And they said^H559, “We know^H3045 him.”

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Gen 29:10 - When^H834 Jacob^H3290 saw^H7200 Rachel^H7354 the daughter^H1323 of his mother’s^H517 brother^H251 Laban^H3837, and the sheep^H6629 of his mother’s^H517 brother^H251 Laban^H3837, Jacob^H3290 went^H5066 up^H5066 and rolled^H1556 the stone^H68 from the mouth^H6310 of the well^H875, and watered^H8248 the flock^H6629 of his mother’s^H517 brother^H251 Laban^H3837.

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So when Laban^H3837 heard^H8085 the news^H8088 about Jacob^H3290, his sister’s^H269 son^H1121, he ran^H7323 to meet^H7122 him, and embraced^H2263 him and kissed^H5401 him, and brought^H935 him to his house^H1004. Then he told^H5608 Laban^H3837 all^H3605 these^H428 things^H1697.

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Gen 29:14 - And Laban^H3837 said^H559 to him, “You certainly^H389 are my bone^H6106 and my flesh^H1320.” And he stayed^H3427 with him a month^H2320.

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Then Laban^H3837 said^H559 to Jacob^H3290, “Because^H3588 you are my relative^H251, should you therefore serve^H5647 me for^H2600 nothing^H2600? Tell^H5046 me, what^H4100 shall your wages^H4909 be?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:16

Gen 29:16 - Now Laban^H3837 had two^H8147 daughters^H1323; the name^H8034 of the older^H1419 was Leah^H3812, and the name^H8034 of the younger^H6996 was Rachel^H7354.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:19

Gen 29:19 - Laban^H3837 said^H559, “It is better^H2896 that I give^H5414 her to you than^H4480 to give^H5414 her to another^H312 man^H376; stay^H3427 with me.”

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Gen 29:21 -

Then Jacob^H3290 said^H559 to Laban^H3837, “Give^H3051 me my wife^H802, for my [fn]time^H3117 is completed^H4390, that I may have^H935 relations^H935 with^H935 her.”

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Gen 29:22 - So Laban^H3837 gathered^H622 all^H3605 the people^H376 of the place^H4725 and held^H6213 a feast^H4960.

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Gen 29:24 - Laban^H3837 also gave^H5414 his female^H8198 slave^H8198 Zilpah^H2153 to his daughter^H1323 Leah^H3812 as a slave^H8198.

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Gen 29:25 - So it came^H1961 about^H1961 in the morning^H1242 that, behold^H2009, it was Leah^H3812! And he said^H559 to Laban^H3837, “What^H4100 is this^H2088 that you have done^H6213 to me? Was it not for Rachel^H7354 that I served^H5647 with you? Why^H4100 then have you deceived^H7411 me?”

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Gen 29:26 - But Laban^H3837 said^H559, “It is not [fn]the practice^H6213^H3651 in our place^H4725 to [fn]marry^H5414 off^H5414 the younger^H6810 before^H6440 the firstborn^H1067.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:29

Gen 29:29 - Laban^H3837 also gave^H5414 his female^H8198 slave^H8198 Bilhah^H1090 to his daughter^H1323 Rachel^H7354 as her slave^H8198.

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Gen 30:25 -

Now it came^H1961 about^H1961, when^H834 Rachel^H7354 had given^H3205 birth^H3205 to Joseph^H3130, that Jacob^H3290 said^H559 to Laban^H3837, “Send^H7971 me away^H7971, so that I may go^H1980 to my own place^H4725 and to my own country^H776.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:27

Gen 30:27 - But Laban^H3837 said^H559 to him, “If^H518 [fn]it pleases^H4672^H2580 you at^H4994 all^H4994, stay with me; I have determined^H5172 by^H5172 divination^H5172 that the LORD^H3068 has blessed^H1288 me on your account^H1558.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:34

Gen 30:34 - Laban^H3837 said^H559, “[fn]Good^H2005, let it be according to your word^H1697.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:36

Gen 30:36 - And he put^H7760 a distance of three^H7969 days’^H3117 journey^H1870 between^H996 himself and Jacob^H3290, and Jacob^H3290 fed^H7462 the rest^H3498 of Laban’s^H3837 flocks^H6629.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:40

Gen 30:40 - Then Jacob^H3290 separated^H6504 the lambs^H3775, and [fn]made^H5414 the flocks^H6629 face^H6440 toward^H413 the striped^H6124 and all^H3605 the black^H2345 in the flock^H6629 of Laban^H3837; and he put^H7896 his own herds^H5739 apart^H905, and did not put^H7896 them with Laban’s^H3837 flock^H6629.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:42

Gen 30:42 - but when the flock^H6629 was sickly^H5848, he did not put^H7760 them in; so the sickly^H5848 were Laban’s^H3837, and the stronger^H7194 were Jacob’s^H3290.

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Now [fn]Jacob heard^H8085 the words^H1697 of Laban’s^H3837 sons^H1121, saying^H559, “Jacob^H3290 has taken^H3947 away all^H3605 that was our father’s^H1, and from what^H834 belonged to our father^H1 he has made^H6213 all^H3605 this^H2088 [fn]wealth^H3519.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:2

Gen 31:2 - And Jacob^H3290 saw^H7200 the [fn]attitude^H6440 of Laban^H3837, and behold^H2009, it was not friendly toward^H5973 him as it had been before^H8543.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:12

Gen 31:12 - “He said^H559, ‘Now^H4994 raise^H5375 your eyes^H5869 and see^H7200 that all^H3605 the male^H6260 goats^H6260 that are [fn]mating^H5927 are striped^H6124, speckled^H5348, or mottled^H1261; for I have seen^H7200 everything^H3605 that Laban^H3837 has been doing^H6213 to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:19

Gen 31:19 - Laban^H3837 had gone^H1980 to shear^H1494 his flock^H6629, and Rachel^H7354 stole^H1589 the [fn]household^H8655 idols^H8655 that were her father’s^H1.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:20

Gen 31:20 - And Jacob^H3290 [fn]deceived^H1589 Laban^H3837 the Aramean^H761 by not telling^H5046 him that he was fleeing^H1272.

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Gen 31:22 -

When Laban^H3837 was informed^H5046 on the third^H7992 day^H3117 that Jacob^H3290 had fled^H1272,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:24

Gen 31:24 - However, God^H430 came^H935 to Laban^H3837 the Aramean^H761 in a dream^H2472 of the night^H3915 and said^H559 to him, “[fn]Be^H8104 careful^H8104 that you do not speak^H1696 to Jacob^H3290 either^H4480 good^H2896 or^H5704 bad^H7451.”

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And Laban^H3837 caught^H5381 up^H5381 with Jacob^H3290. Now Jacob^H3290 had pitched^H8628 his tent^H168 in the hill^H2022 country^H2022, and Laban^H3837 with his kinsmen^H251 camped^H8628 in the hill^H2022 country^H2022 of Gilead^H1568.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:26

Gen 31:26 - Then Laban^H3837 said^H559 to Jacob^H3290, “What^H4100 have you done^H6213 [fn]by deceiving^H1589 me and carrying^H5090 away^H5090 my daughters^H1323 like captives^H7617 of the sword^H2719?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:31

Gen 31:31 - Then Jacob^H3290 replied^H6030 to Laban^H3837, “Because^H3588 I was^H3372 afraid^H3372, for I thought^H559 that you would take^H1497 your daughters^H1323 from me by^H1497 force^H1497.

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So Laban^H3837 went^H935 into Jacob’s^H3290 tent^H168, and into Leah’s^H3812 tent^H168, and into the tent^H168 of the two^H8147 slave^H519 women^H519, but he did not find^H4672 them. Then he went^H3318 out^H3318 of Leah’s^H3812 tent^H168 and entered^H935 Rachel’s^H7354 tent^H168.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:34

Gen 31:34 - Now Rachel^H7354 had taken^H3947 the [fn]household^H8655 idols^H8655 and put^H7760 them in the camel’s^H1581 saddlebag^H3733, and she sat^H3427 on them. So Laban^H3837 searched^H4959 through^H4959 all^H3605 the tent^H168, but did not find^H4672 them.

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Then Jacob^H3290 became^H2734 angry^H2734 and argued^H7378 with Laban^H3837; and Jacob^H3290 said^H559 to Laban^H3837, “What^H4100 is my offense^H6588? What^H4100 is my sin^H2403 that you have hotly^H1814 pursued^H310^H1814 me?

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Then Laban^H3837 replied^H6030 to Jacob^H3290, “The daughters^H1323 are my daughters^H1323, the [fn]children^H1121 are my [fn]grandchildren^H1121, the flocks^H6629 are my flocks^H6629, and everything^H3605 that you see^H7200 is mine. But what^H4100 can I do^H6213 this day^H3117 to these^H428 daughters^H1323 of mine or^H176 to their children^H1121 to whom^H834 they have given^H3205 birth^H3205?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:47

Gen 31:47 - Now Laban^H3837 called^H7121 it [fn]Jegar-sahadutha^H3026, but Jacob^H3290 called^H7121 it [fn]Galeed^H1567.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:48

Gen 31:48 - Laban^H3837 said^H559, “This^H2088 heap^H1530 is a witness^H5707 between^H996 [fn]you and me this day^H3117.” Therefore^H5921^H3651 it was named^H7121^H8034 Galeed^H1567,

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Gen 31:51 - Laban^H3837 also said^H559 to Jacob^H3290, “Behold^H2009 this^H2088 heap^H1530 and behold^H2009 the memorial^H4676 stone^H4676 which^H834 I have set^H3384 between^H996 [fn]you and me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:55

Gen 31:55 - [fn]Then early^H7925 in the morning^H1242 Laban^H3837 got^H7925 up^H7925, and kissed^H5401 his [fn]grandchildren^H1121 and his daughters^H1323 and blessed^H1288 them. Then Laban^H3837 departed^H1980 and returned^H7725 to his place^H4725.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:4

Gen 32:4 - He commanded^H6680 them, saying^H559, “This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 you shall say^H559 to my lord^H113 Esau^H6215: ‘Your servant^H5650 Jacob^H3290 says^H559 the following^H3541: “I have resided^H1481 with Laban^H3837, and stayed^H309 until^H5704 now^H6258;

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Gen 46:18 - These^H428 are the sons^H1121 of Zilpah^H2153, whom^H834 Laban^H3837 gave^H5414 to his daughter^H1323 Leah^H3812; and she bore^H3205 to Jacob^H3290 these^H428 sixteen^H8337^H6240 persons^H5315.

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Gen 46:25 - These^H428 are the sons^H1121 of Bilhah^H1090, whom^H834 Laban^H3837 gave^H5414 to his daughter^H1323 Rachel^H7354, and she bore^H3205 these^H428 to Jacob^H3290; there were seven^H7651 persons^H5315 in all^H3605.

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These^H428 are the words^H1697 that Moses^H4872 spoke^H1696 to all^H3605 Israel^H3478 across^H5676 the Jordan^H3383 in the wilderness^H4057, in the Arabah^H6160 opposite^H4136 [fn]Suph^H5489, between^H996 Paran^H6290 and Tophel^H8603, Laban^H3837, Hazeroth^H2698, and Dizahab^H1774.

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