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ליבן

ליבן

Hebrew

Root
ל־ב־ן

Verb

ליבן \ לִבֵּן (libén) (pi'el construction)

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

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Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlibm̩]

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

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Adjective

ליבן (libn)

  1. inflected form of ליב (lib)