Lexical Definition

‎לְבוֹנָה‎ Lᵉbôwnâh (leb-o-naw') Lebonah ^N:N--L
the same as ‎לְבוֹנָה‎

Lebonah.

• § Lebonah = "frankincense"
• Lebonah, a place in Palestine

1) a town in Ephraim 3 miles (5 km) west northwest of Shiloh

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎לְבוֺנָה‎ proper name, of a location, by which, among other places, location of Shiloh is fixed Judg 21:19, ᵐ5 Λεβωνα; modern Lubban, approximately 3 miles west-northwest from Shiloh (Seilûn), Rob^{BR ii. 271 f.} Guérin^{Sam. ii, 164 f.} Bd^{Pal. 217} Buhl^{Geogr. 175}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Lebonah • A place near Shiloh in Ephraim

Lebonah, a place near Shiloh in the territory of Ephraim (Judges 21:19).

• A location only mentioned at Jdg.21.19;
• only referred to as Lebonah לְבוֹנָה.
  

Lebonah is mentioned in Judges 21:19 as a place located north of Bethel, south of Lebonah, and on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem. This description is given in the context of the Israelites' decision to allow the Benjamites to take wives from the daughters of Shiloh during a yearly feast of the Lord.

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