לָבָן

White

la-VAN

About “White” in Hebrew

White symbolizes purity, forgiveness, and new beginnings in Judaism. On Yom Kippur, many Jews wear white garments (a kittel) to symbolize spiritual cleansing and the purity of angels. The white of the Israeli flag and the white walls of Jerusalem's Old City (built from local limestone) have made white an iconic color of Jewish and Israeli visual identity.

Example

לָבְשׁוּ לָבָן בְּיוֹם כִּפּוּר.
They wore white on Yom Kippur.

Gematria of “White” (לבן)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word לבן (la-VAN) has a gematria value of 732.

30ל+
2ב+
700ן
 =
total732

White” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “white”.

Daniel 7:9דניאל 7:9

חזה הוית עד די כרסון רמיו ועתיק יומין יתב לבושה כתלג חור ושער ראשה כעמר נקא כרסיה שבבין די נור גלגלוהי נור דלק

As I looked on, Thrones were set in place, And the Ancient of Days took a seat— Wearing a garment like white snow, And with hair like lamb’s wool. This throne was tongues of flame; Its wheels were blazing fire;

Daniel 11:35דניאל 11:35

ומן המשכילים יכשלו לצרוף בהם ולברר וללבן עד עת קץ כי עוד למועד

Some of the knowledgeable will fall, that they may be refined and purged and whitened until the time of the end, for an interval still remains until the appointed time.

Deuteronomy 14:16דברים 14:16

את הכוס ואת הינשוף והתנשמת

The little owl, the great owl, and the white owl;

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter lamed.

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