le.va.nah denotes the moon as a visible heavenly light and as part of poetic comparison.

The attested verses use the noun for the moon: as a heavenly light in prophetic statements and as the standard of beauty in a comparison.

1. The moon as a heavenly light or comparison · dominant

   In Isaiah 24:23 the singular absolute noun occurs in the statement that the moon will be ashamed beside the LORD's reign; in Isaiah 30:26 the APB renders the clause "the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun." In Song of Songs 6:10, the same singular absolute form occurs in a comparison, which the APB renders "beautiful as the moon."

   Isaiah 24:23Isaiah 30:26Song of Songs 6:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "the moon" in Isaiah 24:23 and Isaiah 30:26 and as "the moon" in the comparison of Song of Songs 6:10. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.