Lavan

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Definitions

  • n. A shrewd and often manipulative figure in Genesis, who was the brother of Rebekah and the father of Jacob's wives, Leah and Rachel, with whom Jacob lived and worked for twenty years.

Example Sentences

  • "Lavan was a greater and even more dangerous enemy of Jewish survival than was the Pharaoh that enslaved Israel in Egyptian bondage!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • לָבָן

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      Leban

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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