לבנה

See also: לבֿנה

Hebrew

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)
9 terms

Etymology 1

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) f

  1. (poetic) moon
    Synonym: יָרֵחַ (yaréakh)
    • 1940, Leah Goldberg, A Tune for the Hyacinth:
      לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה / בַּפְּרָחִים אֲשֶׁר הֵנֵצּוּ בַּגִּנָּה. / בְּצִיצֵי הַיָּקִנְתּוֹן / בְּגַנֵּנוּ הַקָּטֹן / לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה.
      láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná / bap'rakhím 'ashér henétsu baginá. / b'tsitséi hayakintón / b'ganénu hakatón / láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná.
      Night after night the moon looks down / Upon the flowers that are blossoming in the garden. / Upon the buds of the hyacinth / In our tiny garden / Night after night the moon looks down.
Derived terms

Proper noun

לְבָנָה • (l'vána) f

  1. a female given name, Levana, equivalent to English Luna

Etymology 2

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)
9 terms

Noun

לְבֵנָה • (l'vená) f (plural indefinite לְבֵנִים) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

  1. brick

Etymology 3

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)
9 terms

Noun

לִבְנֶה • (livné) m

  1. styrax
  2. (colloquial) birch

Etymology 4

From South Levantine Arabic لَبْنَة (labna).

Noun

לַבָּנֶה • (lábane) f

  1. labneh, strained yogurt

Etymology 5

Adjective

לְבָנָה • (l'vaná)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of לָבָן (laván)

References

  • “לבנה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Noun

לבנה • (levone) f

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of לבֿנה (levone).
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