H3845 H3845
Libni; a Levite, son of Gershon son of Levi, ancestor of a Levitical clan bearing his name.
A proper masculine name meaning 'white' (from the root laban), borne by a grandson of Levi through the line of Gershon. Libni appears in the genealogical lists as the firstborn of Gershon (Exod 6:17; Num 3:18), and his descendants are traced through the Chronicler's expanded Levitical genealogies (1 Chr 6:17, 20, 29). The patronymic clan 'the Libnites' (Num 3:21; 26:58) derives from his name. All major translations—English 'Libni,' Spanish 'Libni,' French and German similarly—transliterate without variation, reflecting the straightforward transmission of this Levitical name.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name Libni, identifying a Levite who was the son of Gershon and grandson of Levi, and the eponymous ancestor of a Levitical sub-clan. Exod 6:17 and Num 3:18 list him alongside his brother Shimei as the two sons of Gershon. The Chronicler traces his descendants through several generations in 1 Chr 6:17, 20, and 29. The name derives from the root lbn ('to be white'), possibly reflecting physical appearance or birthplace. Spanish and English both render it 'Libni' without variation, and the LXX form Lobeni confirms early transliteration consistency. 5×
AR["لِبني", "لِبْنِي"]·ben["লিবনী", "লিব্নি"]·DE["Libni", "[לבני]"]·EN["Libni", "Livni"]·FR["Libni", "[לבני]"]·heb["לבני"]·HI["लिबनी", "लिब्नी"]·ID["Libni"]·IT["Libni", "a-figli-di"]·jav["Libni"]·KO["리브니", "립니"]·PT["Livni"]·RU["Ливни"]·ES["Libni", "Livni"]·SW["Libni"]·TR["Livni"]·urd["لبنی"]
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
† I. לִבְנִי n.pr.m. a Levite, son of Gershom, Ex 6:17; Nu 3:18; 1 Ch 6:2, 5, 14 (𝔊 Λοβεν[ε]ι).