לבנה
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לבנה¹
Where it comes from
Related to לָבָן (laván, “white”) and named after its white and contrastful appearance in the dark sky at night. For a similar etymology see חַמָּה (khamá, “sun”).
noun לְבָנָה · l'vaná
-
moon
לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה / בַּפְּרָחִים אֲשֶׁר הֵנֵצּוּ בַּגִּנָּה. / בְּצִיצֵי הַיָּקִנְתּוֹן / בְּגַנֵּנוּ הַקָּטֹן / לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה.
Similar: יָרֵחַ
proper noun לְבָנָה · l'vána
- a female given name, Levana, equivalent to English Luna
לבנה²
noun לְבֵנָה · l'vená · לְבֵנִים · לִבְנָתִי · לִבְנָתֵנוּ
- brick
לבנה³
noun לִבְנֶה · livné · לִבְנִים · לִבְנֵה־ · לִבְנֵי־
- styrax
- birch
לבנה⁴
Where it comes from
From South Levantine Arabic لَبْنَة (labna).
noun לַבָּנֶה · lábane
- labneh, strained yogurt
לבנה⁵
adjective לְבָנָה · l'vaná
- feminine singular indefinite form of לָבָן (laván)
In English
Talk about this word "לבנה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. לבנה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%94 "לבנה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%94.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {לבנה},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%94},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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