ליבן

Hebrew

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)

Verb

ליבן / לִבֵּן • (libén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart לובן / לֻבַּן)

  1. to bleach, whiten
  2. to clarify, explain
  3. to temper, anneal

Conjugation

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German lieben (compare German lieben), from Old High German liubōn, from Proto-Germanic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʎibn̩/

Verb

ליבן • (libn) (past participle געליבט (gelibt))

  1. (uncommon) to love
    • אַלע ברידער
      און מיר ליבן זיך דאָך אַלע
      un mir libn zikh dokh ale
      And we all, of course, love one another

Conjugation

Synonyms

Adjective

ליבן • (libn)

  1. inflected form of ליב (lib)

See also

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