ליבן

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Hebrew

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)

Verb

ליבן / לִבֵּן (libén) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart לובן / לֻבַּן)

  1. to bleach, whiten
  2. to clarify, explain
  3. to heat metal until it turns white

Conjugation


Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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