לָבָן

White

la-VAN

About “White” in Hebrew

White symbolizes purity, forgiveness, and new beginnings in Judaism. On Yom Kippur, many Jews wear white garments (a kittel) to symbolize spiritual cleansing and the purity of angels. The white of the Israeli flag and the white walls of Jerusalem's Old City (built from local limestone) have made white an iconic color of Jewish and Israeli visual identity.

Example

לָבְשׁוּ לָבָן בְּיוֹם כִּפּוּר.
They wore white on Yom Kippur.

This word starts with the Hebrew letter lamed.

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