English
Laban
Laban comes from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEלָבָןLāḇān
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΛάβανLában
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELaban
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEלָבָןLāḇān
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΛάβανLában
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELaban
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Isaac was forty years old when he took…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן
Today it means
name The brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew לָבָן / Laban