The Hebrew word levanah means 'the moon,' derived from lavan (H3836, white), named for its pale luminescent light. It appears in Isaiah 24:23 and 30:26 in poetic contexts describing eschatological glory. The moon as a symbol in Scripture represents appointed times (Genesis 1:14), faithfulness (Psalm 89:37), and ultimately yields its glory to the LORD in the final age.
Scripture uses levanah to frame eschatological hope: 'The moon will be dismayed, the sun ashamed; for the LORD Almighty will reign on Mount Zion' (Isaiah 24:23). In the new creation, the city of God has no need of the moon's light (Revelation 21:23). The moon itself — named for whiteness, reflecting the sun's light — becomes a theological type: it has no light of its own, but reflects the glory of a greater source. So too believers reflect the light of Christ in a dark world.