לְבֵנָהlᵉbênâh

Meanings

Same root

• לָבַןlâban · H3835to be (or become) white; to make bricks

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 11:3 They began saying to each other, “Let’s make bricks and harden them with fire.” (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.)
• Exodus 1:14 They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.
• Exodus 5:7 “Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves!
• Exodus 5:8 But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’
• Exodus 5:16 “We are given no straw, but the slave drivers still demand, ‘Make bricks!’ We are being beaten, but it isn’t our fault! Your own people are to blame!”
• Exodus 5:18 Now get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce the full quota of bricks.”