Lexical Definition

‎לִבְנָה‎ Libnâh (lib-naw') Libnah ^N:N--L
the same as ‎לִבְנֶה‎

Libnah.

• § Libnah = "pavement"
• Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine

1) a royal city of the Canaanites in the southwest captured by Joshua; allocated to Judah and made a Levitical city; site unknown
2) a station between Sinai and Kadesh of Israel during their wilderness wanderings

Extended Information

• a royal city of the Canaanites in the southwest captured by Joshua; allocated to Judah and made a Levitical city

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎לִבְנָה‎

proper name, of a location 1. city in southwest Judah, exact site unknown, captured by Joshua, according to D, Josh 10:29 (twice in verse); Josh 10:31; Josh 10:32; Josh 10:39; Josh 12:15 (all D), Josh 15:42 (P); Levitical city Josh 21:13 (P) = 1Chr 6:42* further 2Kgs 8:22 = 2Chr 21:10; 2Kgs 19:8 = Isa 37:8; 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:18 = Jer 52:1 ᵐ5 Λεβνα. See Lag^{Onom. 274, 135, 26; 2nd ed. 273} Λεβνα; Buhl^{Geogr. 193.}

2. station of Israel in wilderness, between ‎רִמֹּן פָּ֑רֶץ‎ and ‎רִסָּה‎ Num 33:20; Num 33:21 (perhaps = ‎לָבָן‎ Deut 1:1); ᵐ5 Λεμωνα, A ᵐ5^L Λεβωνα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Libnah_1 • A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua; a Levitical city

Libnah, a Canaanite city conquered by Joshua (Joshua 10:29-30) and later designated as a Levitical city (Joshua 21:13).

• A location near Lachish לָכִישׁ first mentioned at Jos.10.29;
• only referred to as Libnah לִבְנָה.
  

Libnah was a Canaanite city that was conquered by Joshua during the Israelite conquest of the Promised Land (Joshua 10:29-32, 39; 12:15). It was located in the Shephelah region of Judah (Joshua 15:42). Libnah was later designated as a Levitical city, given to the descendants of Aaron (Joshua 21:13; 1 Chronicles 6:57). During the reign of King Joram of Judah, Libnah revolted against Judah's rule (2 Kings 8:22; 2 Chronicles 21:10). The city is also mentioned in the context of King Hezekiah's reign, as the place where the Assyrian commander Rabshakeh returned after speaking with Hezekiah's officials (2 Kings 19:8; Isaiah 37:8). Libnah was the hometown of Hamutal, the mother of King Jehoahaz and King Zedekiah of Judah (2 Kings 23:31; 24:18; Jeremiah 52:1).

All entries for Libnah: לִבְנָה