释义 |
[ ley-buhn ] / ˈleɪ bən /
nounthe father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Genesis 24:29; 29:16–30. Words nearby LabanLaaland, laari, laat lammetjie , lab, La Baie, Laban, Laban dance notation system, labarum, labdanum, Labe, labefaction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for LabanIn 2008, after a rift with Laban, he disappeared to the empty expanse of Greenland. The Repentant Radical|Michael Moynihan|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Akkari and Laban had long been disaffected with life in Denmark, a country they saw as louche and irreligious. The Repentant Radical|Michael Moynihan|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST But in another sense he had tricked Laban and was going away with ill-gotten gains. Living for the Best|James G. K. McClure Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban; and Laban ran out to the man at the spring. The Children's Bible|Henry A. Sherman
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead. The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various "I didn't like to ask for her after all," Laban faltered out. Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy Phineas, stopping at Laban's house on his way home from an afternoon service, confirmed the truth of it. Joel: A Boy of Galilee|Annie Fellows Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for Laban
nounOld Testament the father-in-law of Jacob, father of Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29:16) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |