לִבְנָה
liv.nah
Libnah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Libnah (H3841G): A Biblical Place Name Based on the lexical data provided, Libnah (לִבְנָה) is a proper noun appearing twice in the biblical text. The term functions as a place name rather than a common noun with semantic content, which distinguishes it from most Hebrew vocabulary entries in the lexicon. The minimal frequency of occurrence—only two instances in the entire Bible—suggests that Libnah held limited significance in the biblical narrative or that references to it were concentrated in specific textual passages. Without additional lexical data specifying the locations or contexts of these two occurrences, we cannot determine whether both instances refer to the same geographical site or whether they represent different places sharing the same name. The designation as a proper noun means Libnah functioned as an identifier for a specific place within the ancient Near Eastern geography reflected in biblical literature. Like other geographical terms in biblical texts, it would have been meaningful to the original audiences familiar with the region, though the name's etymological significance and the precise nature or importance of the location cannot be determined from the lexical entry alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text