Lexical Definition
לִבְנֶה libneh (lib-neh') poplar H:N-M
from לָבַן
poplar.
- some sort of whitish tree, perhaps the storax
1) poplar, white poplar
1a) a tree which exudes milky-white gum
Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
לִבְנֶה noun [masculine] poplar (apparently = Arabic ; Ethiopic
styrax officinalis; but ᵐ5 λεύκη, compare ᵑ6 and LöwNo.107); — Gen 30:37 לַח וְלוּז וְעַרְמוֺן ׳מַקַּל ל as marking places of idolatrous incense-burning תַּחַת אַלּוֺן וְלִבְנֶה וְּאֵלָה Hos 4:13. **named from exuding milky (white) gum De Ges and others.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 30:37 |
| Hosea | 4:13 |