ליבן

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Hebrew

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Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)

Verb

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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

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Adjective

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ליבן (libn)

  1. inflected form of ליב (lib)

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