71 occurrences

'White' in the Bible

So that day he took all the he-goats which were banded or coloured, and all the she-goats which were marked or coloured or had white marks, and all the black sheep, and gave them into the care of his sons;

Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.

Now when the chief bread-maker saw that the first dream had a good sense, he said to Joseph, I had a dream; and in my dream there were three baskets of white bread on my head;

His eyes will be dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

Then the Lord said to him again, Put your hand inside your clothing. And he put his hand inside his robe: and when he took it out it was like the hand of a leper, as white as snow.

And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.

If a man has on his skin a growth or a mark or a white place, and it becomes the disease of a leper, let him be taken to Aaron the priest, or to one of the priests, his sons;

And if, when the priest sees the mark on his skin, the hair on the place is turned white and the mark seems to go deeper than the skin, it is the mark of a leper: and the priest, after looking at him, will say that he is unclean.

But if the mark on his skin is white, and does not seem to go deeper than the skin, and the hair on it is not turned white, then the priest will keep him shut up for seven days;

And if the priest sees that there is a white growth on the skin, and the hair is turned white, and there is diseased flesh in the growth,

And if the priest sees that all his flesh is covered with the leper's disease, the priest will say that he is clean: it is all turned white, he is clean.

Or if the diseased flesh is turned again and changed to white then he is to come to the priest,

And the priest will see him: and if the place is turned white, then the priest will say that he is free from the disease.

And on the same place there is a white growth of a bright mark, red and white, then let the priest see it;

And after looking at it, if it seems to go deeper than the skin, and the hair on it is turned white, then the priest will say that the man is unclean: it is the leper's disease, it has come out in the bad place.

But if, after looking at it, he sees that there are no white hairs on it, and it is not deeper than the skin, and it is not very bright, then let the priest keep him shut up for seven days:

Or if there is a burn on the skin of the flesh, and if the diseased flesh in the burn becomes a bright place, red and white or white,

The priest is to see it: and if the hair on the bright place is turned white and it seems to go deeper than the skin, he is a leper: it has come out in the burn, and the priest will say that he is unclean: it is the leper's disease.

But if, after looking at it, the priest sees that there is no white hair on the bright place, and it is not deeper than the skin, and is not very bright, then let the priest keep him shut up for seven days:

And if a man or a woman has bright marks on the skin of their flesh, that is, bright white marks,

Then the priest is to see them: and if the white marks on their skin are not very bright, it is a skin disease which has come out on the skin; he is clean.

But if, on his head or on his brow, where he has no hair, there is a red and white place, it is the disease of the leper coming out on his head or on his brow.

Then if the priest sees that the growth of the disease has become red and white on his head or on his brow where there is no hair, like the mark in the skin of a leper;

And the cloud was moved from over the Tent; and straight away Miriam became a leper, as white as snow: and Aaron, looking at Miriam, saw that she was a leper.

Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.

So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.

But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.

Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.

So he sent against them the king of the Chaldaeans, who put their young men to death with the sword in the house of their holy place, and had no pity for any, young man or virgin, old man or white-haired: God gave them all into his hands.

There were fair hangings of white and green and blue, fixed with cords of purple and the best linen to silver rings and pillars of polished stone: the seats were of gold and silver on a floor of red and white and yellow and black stone.

And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

After him his way is shining, so that the deep seems white.

When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.

And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;

My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.

Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?

Damascus did business with you because of the great amount of your wealth, with wine of Helbon and white wool.

In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.

I went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its wheels burning fire.

By him my vine is made waste and my fig-tree broken: he has taken all its fruit and sent it down to the earth; its branches are made white.

I saw in the night a man on a red horse, between the mountains in the valley, and at his back were horses, red, black, white, and of mixed colours.

The carriage in which are the black horses goes in the direction of the north country; the white go to the west; and those of mixed colour go in the direction of the south country.

You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.

And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting.

She saw two angels in white seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet.

And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.

And I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it had a bow; and there was given to him a crown: and he went out with power to overcome.

After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,

And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?

And I saw a white cloud, and on the cloud I saw one seated, like a son of man, having on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp curved blade.

And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
לבן 
Laban 
make white , make , make brick , be white , be whiter
Usage: 8

λευκαίνω 
Leukaino 
Usage: 2

אל 
'al 
never , nay , neither , no , none , nor , not , nothing , rather than , whither , nothing worth
Usage: 727

אנה אן 
'an 
Usage: 40

בּוּץ 
Buwts 
Usage: 8

דּר 
Dar 
Usage: 1

חוּר 
Chuwr 
Usage: 2

חוּר 
Chivvar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

חרי 
Choriy 
Usage: 1

כּליל 
Kaliyl 
Usage: 15

לבן לבן 
Laban 
Usage: 29

מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

צח 
Tsach 
Usage: 4

צחח 
Tsachach 
Usage: 1

צחר 
Tsachar 
Usage: 1

צחר 
Tsachor 
Usage: 1

ריר 
Riyr 
Usage: 2

שׁם 
Sham 
Usage: 823

κονιάω 
Koniao 
Usage: 1

λαμπρός 
Lampros 
Usage: 8

λευκός 
Leukos 
Usage: 19

ὅλος 
Holos 
Usage: 83

ὅπου 
Hopou 
Usage: 42

οὗ 
Hou 
Usage: 40

ποῦ 
Pou 
Usage: 32

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