H3829 H3829
Lebonah; a town north of Shiloh, used as a geographical reference point
This place name appears in Judges 21:19, helping locate Shiloh for the Benjaminites seeking wives: 'north of Bethel, east of the highway going up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.' Modern Lubban, about three miles west-northwest of Seilun (ancient Shiloh), preserves the ancient name. The town served as a landmark in the central hill country, though it plays no narrative role beyond this geographical reference.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A town name used as a geographical marker in the central highlands. Judges 21 provides precise directions using multiple landmarks, with Lebonah marking Shiloh's northern boundary. The preservation of the name in modern Arabic (Lubban) confirms the identification and demonstrates toponymic continuity. Spanish 'Leboná' and the transliterations across languages maintain the place name. Its inclusion shows how well-known settlements served as reference points for navigation in ancient Israel's hill country. 1×
AR["لَبُونَةَ"]·DE["zu-Lebonah"]·EN["to-Lebonah"]·FR["à-Lebonah"]·heb["ל-לבונה"]·HI["लबोनाह"]·ID["dari-Lebona"]·IT["a-Lebonah"]·jav["dhateng-Lébona"]·KO["르보나의"]·PT["Levonah"]·RU["от-Левоны"]·ES["Leboná"]·SW["ya-Lebona"]·TR["Levona'nın"]·urd["لبونہ-کو"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. לְבוֹנָה n.pr.loc., by which, among other places, loc. of Shiloh is fixed Ju 21:19, 𝔊 Λεβωνα; mod. Lubban, c. 3 m. WNW. from Shiloh (Seilûn), RobBR ii. 271 f. GuérinSam. ii, 164 f. BdPal. 217 BuhlGeogr. 175.