laban

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UK/ˈlɑːbən/Northern England/ˈlabən/US/ˈleɪbən/

proper noun

The brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau.

OriginMiddle English Laban ← Latin Laban ← Koine Greek Λάβαν →
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Meanings

laban1

nounlaban (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncommonuncountableAlternative form of leban.

    At Akub in Notting Hill, chef Fadi Kattan does a modern take on the traditional Palestinian dish, malfouf with laban, showcasing grilled hispi with garlic yoghurt and pomegranate.

    2023 November 24, Chloe Mac Donnell, “Why the humble hispi cabbage is the new cauliflower steak”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Laban2

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau.

    And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 25:20
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Laban3

proper nounLaban (plural Labans)

plural Labans

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewלָבָן
  2. Koine GreekΛάβαν
  3. LatinLaban
  4. Middle EnglishLaban
  5. EnglishLaban

From Middle English Laban, from Latin Laban, from Koine Greek Λάβαν (Lában), from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן (Lāḇān).

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Translations

Arabic لَابَان
  • لَابَان (lābān)brother of Rebekah
Hebrew לָבָן
  • לָבָן (laván)brother of Rebekah
Hindi लाबान
  • लाबान (lābān)brother of Rebekah
Italian Labano
  • Labanobrother of Rebekah
Portuguese Labão
  • Labãobrother of Rebekah
Russian Лава́н
  • Лава́н (Laván)brother of Rebekah
Spanish Labán
  • Labánbrother of Rebekah
Swedish Laban
  • Labanbrother of Rebekah
Yiddish לבֿן
  • לבֿן (lovn)brother of Rebekah

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

albanbanalBalannablanabalBlaan
Cite this entry
APA

laban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laban

MLA

“laban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laban.

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