לֵב
heart
also: inner man, mind, will, understanding fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct 444 times (74%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 150 times (25%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Construct 1 time (0%)
- Noun, Proper 1 time (0%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 596 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
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Genesis 12 verses
- Genesis 6:5 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Genesis 6:6 לִבּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.
- Genesis 8:21 לִבּ֗/וֹ לֵ֧ב n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
- Genesis 17:17 בְּ/לִבּ֗/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"
- Genesis 18:5 לִבְּ/כֶם֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2mp I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."
- Genesis 24:45 לִבִּ֗/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'
- Genesis 27:41 בְּ/לִבּ֗/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."
- Genesis 31:20 לֵ֥ב n c ms cs Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn't tell him that he was running away.
- Genesis 34:3 לֵ֥ב n c ms cs His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
- Genesis 42:28 לִבָּ֗/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp He said to his brothers, "My money is restored! Behold, it is even in my sack." Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
- Genesis 45:26 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms They told him, saying, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." His heart fainted, for he didn't believe them.
- Genesis 50:21 לִבָּֽ/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Now therefore don't be afraid. I will nourish you and your little ones." He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
Exodus 41 verses
- Exodus 4:14 בְּ/לִבּֽ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Moses, and he said, "What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he comes forth to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
- Exodus 4:21 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh said to Moses, "When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.
- Exodus 7:3 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 7:13 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.
- Exodus 7:14 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
- Exodus 7:22 לֵב n c ms cs The magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.
- Exodus 7:23 לִבּ֖/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.
- Exodus 8:15 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
- Exodus 8:19 לֵב n c ms cs Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God:" and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.
- Exodus 8:32 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn't let the people go.
- Exodus 9:7 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn't let the people go.
- Exodus 9:12 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.
- Exodus 9:14 לִבְּ/ךָ֔ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, against your officials, and against your people; that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.
- Exodus 9:21 לִבּ֖/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Whoever didn't regard the word of Yahweh left his servants and his cattle in the field.
- Exodus 9:34 לִבּ֖/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms When Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
- Exodus 9:35 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs The heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he didn't let the children of Israel go, just as Yahweh had spoken through Moses.
- Exodus 10:1 לִבּ/וֹ֙ לֵ֣ב n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs Yahweh said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,
- Exodus 10:20 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he didn't let the children of Israel go.
- Exodus 10:27 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he wouldn't let them go.
- Exodus 11:10 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he didn't let the children of Israel go out of his land.
- Exodus 14:4 לֵב n c ms cs I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh." They did so.
- Exodus 14:8 לֵ֤ב n c ms cs Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.
- Exodus 14:17 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get myself honor over Pharaoh, and over all his host, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.
- Exodus 15:8 בְּ/לֶב prep + n c ms cs With the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Exodus 25:2 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms "Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.
- Exodus 28:3 לֵ֔ב n c ms You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
- Exodus 28:29 לִבּ֖/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.
- Exodus 28:30 לֵ֣ב לִבּ֛/וֹ n c ms cs n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.
- Exodus 31:6 וּ/בְ/לֵ֥ב לֵ֖ב conj + prep + n c ms cs n c ms I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
- Exodus 35:5 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms 'Take from among you an offering to Yahweh. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Yahweh's offering: gold, silver, brass,
- Exodus 35:10 לֵ֖ב n c ms "Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:
- Exodus 35:21 לִבּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought Yahweh's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.
- Exodus 35:22 לֵ֗ב n c ms They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, ear-rings, signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.
- Exodus 35:25 לֵ֖ב n c ms All the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
- Exodus 35:26 לִבָּ֛/ן n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fp All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' hair.
- Exodus 35:29 לִבָּ/ם֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to Yahweh; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Yahweh had commanded to be made by Moses.
- Exodus 35:34 בְּ/לִבּ֑/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
- Exodus 35:35 לֵ֗ב n c ms He has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.
- Exodus 36:1 לֵ֗ב n c ms "Bezalel and Oholiab shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that Yahweh has commanded."
- Exodus 36:2 לֵ֔ב בְּ/לִבּ֑/וֹ לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart Yahweh had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it:
- Exodus 36:8 לֵ֜ב n c ms All the wise-hearted men among those who did the work made the tent with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of the skillful workman, they made them.
Numbers 4 verses
- Numbers 16:28 מִ/לִּבִּֽ/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Moses said, Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of my own mind.
- Numbers 24:13 מִ/לִּבִּ֑/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind; what Yahweh speaks, that will I speak?
- Numbers 32:7 לֵ֖ב n c ms cs Why discourage you the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?
- Numbers 32:9 לֵ֖ב n c ms cs For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.
Deuteronomy 4 verses
- Deuteronomy 4:11 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs You came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of the sky, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
- Deuteronomy 28:65 לֵ֣ב n c ms Among these nations shall you find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot: but Yahweh will give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
- Deuteronomy 29:4 לֵב֙ n c ms but Yahweh has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.
- Deuteronomy 29:19 לִבִּ֖/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs and it happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.
Joshua 2 verses
- Joshua 11:20 לִבָּ/ם֩ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp For it was of Yahweh to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Joshua 14:8 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Nevertheless my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Yahweh my God.
Judges 13 verses
- Judges 5:9 לִבִּ/י֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart is toward the governors of Israel, Who offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless you Yahweh.
- Judges 5:15 לֵֽב n c ms The princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As was Issachar, so was Barak; Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.
- Judges 5:16 לֵֽב n c ms Why sat you among the sheepfolds, To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.
- Judges 9:3 לִבָּ/ם֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp His mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
- Judges 16:15 וְ/לִבְּ/ךָ֖ conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms She said to him, How can you say, I love you, when your heart is not with me? you have mocked me these three times, and have not told me in which your great strength lies.
- Judges 16:17 לִבּ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He told her all his heart, and said to her, "No razor has ever come on my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will go from me, and I will become weak, and be like any other man."
- Judges 16:18 לִבּ/וֹ֒ לִבּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he has told me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hand.
- Judges 16:25 לִבָּ֔/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp It happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. They called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. They set him between the pillars:
- Judges 18:20 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs The priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the engraved image, and went in the midst of the people.
- Judges 19:3 לִבָּ/הּ֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
- Judges 19:5 לִבְּ/ךָ֛ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young lady's father said to his son-in-law, Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.
- Judges 19:6 לִבֶּֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms So they sat down, and ate and drink, both of them together: and the young lady's father said to the man, Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.
- Judges 19:22 לִבָּ/ם֒ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man who came into your house, that we may know him.
Ruth 2 verses
- Ruth 2:13 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your handmaid, though I am not as one of your handmaidens.
- Ruth 3:7 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
1 Samuel 17 verses
- 1 Samuel 1:13 לִבָּ֔/הּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
- 1 Samuel 2:1 לִבִּ/י֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exults in Yahweh; My horn is exalted in Yahweh; My mouth is enlarged over my enemies; Because I rejoice in your salvation.
- 1 Samuel 4:13 לִבּ/וֹ֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
- 1 Samuel 4:20 לִבָּֽ/הּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, Don't be afraid; for you have brought forth a son. But she didn't answer, neither did she regard it.
- 1 Samuel 6:6 לִבָּ֑/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn't they let the people go, and they departed?
- 1 Samuel 9:20 לִבְּ/ךָ֛ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don't set your mind on them; for they are found. For whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father's house?
- 1 Samuel 10:9 לֵ֣ב n c ms It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs happened that day.
- 1 Samuel 10:26 בְּ/לִבָּֽ/ם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.
- 1 Samuel 17:32 לֵב n c ms cs David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
- 1 Samuel 24:5 לֵב n c ms cs It happened afterward, that David's heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
- 1 Samuel 25:3 כ/לב/ו prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
- 1 Samuel 25:25 לִבּ֡/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Please don't let my lord regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I your handmaid didn't see the young men of my lord, whom you did send.
- 1 Samuel 25:31 לֵ֜ב n c ms that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When Yahweh shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid.
- 1 Samuel 25:36 וְ/לֵ֤ב conj + n c ms cs Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
- 1 Samuel 25:37 לִבּ/וֹ֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
- 1 Samuel 27:1 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
- 1 Samuel 28:5 לִבּ֖/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms When Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
2 Samuel 15 verses
- 2 Samuel 6:16 בְּ/לִבָּֽ/הּ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs It was so, as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.
- 2 Samuel 7:21 וּֽ/כְ/לִבְּ/ךָ֔ conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
- 2 Samuel 7:27 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For you, Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you a house: therefore has your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
- 2 Samuel 13:20 לִבֵּ֖/ךְ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2fs Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been with you? but now hold your peace, my sister: he is your brother; don't take this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.
- 2 Samuel 13:28 לֵב n c ms cs Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark you now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, Smite Amnon, then kill him; don't be afraid; haven't I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
- 2 Samuel 13:33 לִבּ/וֹ֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Now therefore don't let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.
- 2 Samuel 14:1 לֵ֥ב n c ms cs Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 15:6 לֵ֖ב n c ms cs In this manner Absalom did to all Israel who came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 15:13 לֶב n c ms cs There came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 17:10 לִבּ֛/וֹ כְּ/לֵ֥ב n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms prep + n c ms cs Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.
- 2 Samuel 18:3 לֵ֗ב לֵ֔ב n c ms n c ms But the people said, You shall not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.
- 2 Samuel 18:14 בְּ/לֵ֣ב בְּ/לֵ֥ב prep + n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs Then said Joab, I may not wait thus with you. He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
- 2 Samuel 19:7 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably to your servants; for I swear by Yahweh, if you don't go forth, there will not stay a man with you this night: and that will be worse to you than all the evil that has happened to you from your youth until now.
- 2 Samuel 19:19 לִבּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He said to the king, Don't let my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do you remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
- 2 Samuel 24:10 לֵב n c ms cs David's heart struck him after that he had numbered the people. David said to Yahweh, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: but now, Yahweh, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.
1 Kings 14 verses
- 1 Kings 3:9 לֵ֤ב n c ms Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?
- 1 Kings 3:12 לֵ֚ב n c ms behold, I have done according to your word: behold, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there has been none like you before you, neither after you shall any arise like you.
- 1 Kings 4:29 לֵ֔ב n c ms God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
- 1 Kings 8:23 לִבָּֽ/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp and he said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keep covenant and loving kindness with your servants, who walk before you with all their heart;
- 1 Kings 8:47 לִבָּ֔/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly;
- 1 Kings 8:66 לֵ֔ב n c ms On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.
- 1 Kings 9:3 וְ/לִבִּ֛/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Yahweh said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me: I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
- 1 Kings 10:24 בְּ/לִבּֽ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms All the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- 1 Kings 11:3 לִבּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
- 1 Kings 12:26 בְּ/לִבּ֑/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
- 1 Kings 12:27 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.
- 1 Kings 12:33 מִ/לִּבּ֑/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.
- 1 Kings 18:37 לִבָּ֖/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and [that] you have turned their heart back again.
- 1 Kings 21:7 לִבֶּ֔/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Jezebel his wife said to him, Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
2 Kings 6 verses
- 2 Kings 5:26 לִבִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs He said to him, Didn't my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?
- 2 Kings 6:11 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs The heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Won't you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?
- 2 Kings 9:24 מִ/לִּבּ֑/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
- 2 Kings 12:4 לֶב n c ms cs Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the holy things that is brought into the house of Yahweh, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it comes into any man's heart to bring into the house of Yahweh,
- 2 Kings 14:10 לִבֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up: glory of it, and abide at home; for why should you meddle to [your] hurt, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?
- 2 Kings 23:3 לֵ֣ב n c ms The king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all [his] heart, and all [his] soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the covenant.
1 Chronicles 7 verses
- 1 Chronicles 12:33 לֵ֥ב וָ/לֵֽב n c ms conj + n c ms Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order [the battle array, and were] not of double heart.
- 1 Chronicles 12:38 לֵ֥ב n c ms All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
- 1 Chronicles 15:29 בְּ/לִבָּֽ/הּ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3fs It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
- 1 Chronicles 16:10 לֵ֖ב n c ms cs Glory you in his holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice who seek Yahweh.
- 1 Chronicles 17:19 וּֽ/כְ/לִבְּ/ךָ֔ conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh, for your servant's sake, and according to your own heart, have you worked all this greatness, to make known all [these] great things.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 בְּ/לֵ֤ב prep + n c ms You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:9 בְּ/לֵ֣ב prep + n c ms Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
2 Chronicles 16 verses
- 2 Chronicles 6:14 לִבָּֽ/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp and he said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven, or on earth; who keep covenant and loving kindness with your servants, who walk before you with all their heart;
- 2 Chronicles 6:38 לִבָּ/ם֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name:
- 2 Chronicles 7:10 לֵ֔ב n c ms On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
- 2 Chronicles 7:11 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs Thus Solomon finished the house of Yahweh, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Yahweh, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
- 2 Chronicles 7:16 וְ/לִבִּ֛/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs For now have I chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
- 2 Chronicles 9:23 בְּ/לִבּֽ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- 2 Chronicles 12:14 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He did that which was evil, because he didn't set his heart to seek Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 17:6 לִבּ֖/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 24:4 לֵ֣ב n c ms cs It happened after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 25:19 לִבְּ/ךָ֖ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms You say, Behold, you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast: abide now at home; why should you meddle to [your] hurt, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?
- 2 Chronicles 26:16 לִבּ/וֹ֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.
- 2 Chronicles 29:31 לֵ֖ב n c ms Then Hezekiah answered, Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Yahweh. The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart [brought] burnt offerings.
- 2 Chronicles 30:12 לֵ֣ב n c ms Also on Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 לֵב֙ n c ms cs Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites who had good understanding [in the service] of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 32:25 לִבּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms But Hezekiah didn't render again according to the benefit done to him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 32:26 לִבּ֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Yahweh didn't come on them in the days of Hezekiah.
Ezra 2 verses
- Ezra 6:22 לֵ֤ב n c ms cs and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
- Ezra 7:27 בְּ/לֵ֣ב prep + n c ms cs Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;
Nehemiah 6 verses
- Nehemiah 2:2 לֵ֑ב n c ms The king said to me, Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid.
- Nehemiah 2:12 לִבִּ֔/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.
- Nehemiah 4:6 לֵ֦ב n c ms So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half [the height] of it: for the people had a mind to work.
- Nehemiah 5:7 לִבִּ֜/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, You exact usury, everyone of his brother. I held a great assembly against them.
- Nehemiah 6:8 מִֽ/לִּבְּ/ךָ֖ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you feign them out of your own heart.
- Nehemiah 7:5 לִבִּ֔/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written therein:
Esther 4 verses
- Esther 1:10 לֵב n c ms cs On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven chamberlains who ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
- Esther 5:9 לֵ֑ב n c ms Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he didn't stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
- Esther 6:6 בְּ/לִבּ֔/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms So Haman came in. The king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?
- Esther 7:5 לִבּ֖/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Then spoke the king Ahasuerus and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that dared presume in his heart to do so?
Job 20 verses
- Job 1:8 לִבְּ/ךָ֖ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil."
- Job 2:3 לִבְּ/ךָ֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause."
- Job 7:17 לִבֶּֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms What is man, that you should magnify him, That you should set your mind on him,
- Job 8:10 וּ֝/מִ/לִּבָּ֗/ם conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Shall they not teach you, tell you, And utter words out of their heart?
- Job 11:13 לִבֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms "If you set your heart aright, Stretch out your hands toward him.
- Job 12:24 לֵ֭ב n c ms cs He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- Job 15:12 לִבֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,
- Job 17:4 לִ֭בָּ/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp For you have hidden their heart from understanding, Therefore shall you not exalt them.
- Job 23:16 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
- Job 29:13 וְ/לֵ֖ב conj + n c ms cs The blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
- Job 31:7 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs If my step has turned out of the way, If my heart walked after my eyes, If any defilement has stuck to my hands,
- Job 31:9 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs "If my heart has been enticed to a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;
- Job 31:27 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs And my heart has been secretly enticed, My hand threw a kiss from my mouth:
- Job 33:3 לִבִּ֥/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
- Job 34:14 לִבּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath;
- Job 36:5 לֵֽב n c ms "Behold, God is mighty, and doesn't despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
- Job 36:13 לֵ֭ב n c ms "But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don't cry for help when he binds them.
- Job 37:1 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs "Yes, at this my heart trembles, And is moved out of its place.
- Job 37:24 לֵֽב n c ms Therefore men revere him. He doesn't regard any who are wise of heart."
- Job 41:24 לִ֭בּ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His heart is as firm as a stone, Yes, firm as the lower millstone.
Psalms 97 verses
- Psalms 4:7 בְ/לִבִּ֑/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
- Psalms 7:10 לֵֽב n c ms My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.
- Psalms 9:1 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.
- Psalms 10:6 בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken; For generations I shall have no trouble."
- Psalms 10:11 בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."
- Psalms 10:13 בְּ֝/לִבּ֗/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Why does the wicked person condemn God, And say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?"
- Psalms 10:17 לִ֝בָּ֗/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
- Psalms 11:2 לֵֽב n c ms For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
- Psalms 12:2 בְּ/לֵ֖ב וָ/לֵ֣ב prep + n c ms conj + n c ms Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
- Psalms 13:5 לִבִּ֗/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.
- Psalms 14:1 בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
- Psalms 16:9 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
- Psalms 17:3 לִבִּ֨/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; You have tried me, and found nothing; I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
- Psalms 19:8 לֵ֑ב n c ms Yahweh's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalms 19:14 לִבִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
About this entry
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“heart” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun לב (lêb). First canonically at Genesis 6:5, it enters the text early. It turns up in 552 verses across 33 books, one of the most common footprint. Not a single-sense word: its full sense range also takes in “inner man”, “mind”, and “will”. From the same root come לבב, לבב and לב. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H3820 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 552
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 552 distinct verses.
- 33 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 33 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #81
- by frequency
- Top 100 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 81 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 552 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 552 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 293 verses · 53%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 198 verses · 36%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 61 verses · 11%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 3 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Heart 392×, Hearts 16×, Own heart 12×
- American Standard Version†: Heart 347×, 's heart 26×, Own heart 14×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Heart 307×, Hearts 70×, Mind 28×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Heart 433×, Heart of 87×, Hearts 26×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H3820 across 577† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 69 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 16 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H3820 across 577† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 101 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H3820 across 526† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 52 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 67 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H3820 across 610† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 31 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
22 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 22 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
לב I קַמְבֻּלָּי people of Gambulai SarowskyZAW 1912, 150–1 Je 51
לב II
- I. seldom of things, בְּלֶב־יָם in the midst of the sea Ex 15:8 Pr 23:34; 30:19; בְּלֵב יַמִּים ψ 46:3; Ez 27:4, 25, 26, 27; 28:2, 8 בלב האלה 2 S 18:14; בְּלֵב אֹיְבֵי in the midst of the enemies of ψ 45:2 (v. BrMP in loco; AV RV al. in the heart of). e.g. Exodus 15:8
- II. elsewhere of men:
- 1. the inner man in contrast with outer לבי ובשׂרי ירננו my heart and my flesh cry out ψ 84:3; ‖ מעים ψ 22:15 Je 4:19, the inner for outer מעים Je 49:22; as within the breast על לב Ex 28:3, 29, 30(×2) (P); מלב 2 K 9:24; בלב ψ 37:15 2 S 18:14; סְגוֹר לִבָּם Ho 13:8; antithesis with בָּשָׂר Pr 14:30 Ec 2:3; head Is 1:5, face Ez 14:3, 4, 7; arm Ct 8:6; hands Ez 22:14; bones ψ 102:5; eyes 1 K 9:3 (= 2 Ch 7:16) Je 22:17; ear Pr 22:17; 23:12; mouth ψ 55:22; lips Is 29:13; אֲנִי יְשֵׁינָה וְלִבִּי עֵר I slept but my heart waked Ct 5:2. e.g. Psalms 84:3
- 2. the inner man, indef., soul, comprehending mind, affections and will, with occasional emphasis of one or the other by means of certain verbs: † בכל לב 1 K 8:23 (= 2 Ch 6:14) ψ 9:2; 119:2, 10, 34, 58, 69, 145; 138:1 Pr 3:5 Je 3:10; 24:7; †עם לב 2 Ch 24:4 (see לבב 2); † כלב 2 S 7:21 (= 1 Ch 17:19) Je 3:15; תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵב secrets of the heart ψ 44:22; לֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר the heart of kings is unsearchable Pr 25:3; הַיֹּצֵר יַחַד לִבָּם ψ 33:15 etc. e.g. 1 Kings 8:23
- 3. specific reference to mind:
- a. †מִלֵּב of one’s own mind Nu 16:28; 24:13 (JE) 1 K 12:33; Ne 6:8; Ez 13:2, 17; †חֲסַר לֵב destitute of mind Pr 6:32; 7:7; 9:4, 16; 10:13, 21; 11:12; 12:11; 15:21; 17:18; 24:30; לִבּוֹ חָסֵר Ec 10:3; אֵין לֵב Je 5:21 Ho 7:11; לב אין Pr 17:16; קנה לב get a mind Pr 15:32; 19:8; כֹּחַ לב power of mind Jb 36:5; רֹחַב לב breadth of mind 1 K 5:9, גנב לב 2 S 15:6; Gn 31:20 (E? see לבב 3 a). e.g. Numbers 16:28
- b. knowledge, c. †ידע Dt 29:3; Pr 14:10; 22:17; Ec 1:17; 7:22, 25; 8:5, 16; Je 24:7; ראה ψ 66:18 Ec 1:16; חָכַם לב mind is wise Pr 23:15; †לֵב חָכָם wise mind 1 K 3:12; Pr 16:23; Ec 8:5; †חֲכַם לֵב Ex 31:6; 35:10; 36:1, 2, 8 (P) Pr 10:8; 11:29; 16:21; †חַכְמֵי לֵב Ex 28:3 (P) Jb 37:24; †חכמת לב Ex 35:25, 35 (P); לב חכמים Ec 7:4; 10:2; לב כסילים Pr 12:23; 15:7 Ec 7:4; 10:2; c. חכמה Ex 36:2 (P) 1 K 10:24 (= 2 Ch 9:23) Pr 2:10; 17:16; Ec 2:3; †לֵב נָבוֹן intelligent mind Pr 14:33; 15:14; 18:15; with הבין Pr 8:5; תְּבוּנָה Pr 2:2; שָׂ֑כֶל Jb 17:4 etc. e.g. Deuteronomy 29:3
- c. thinking, reflection, c. חשׁב ψ 140:3 Pr 16:9; מחשׁבות Gn 6:5 (J) ψ 33:11 Pr 6:18; 19:21 cf. Gn 8:21 (J); הגה muse, study Pr 15:28; 24:2; Is 33:18; 59:13; הגיון ψ 19:15; הָגוּת ψ 49:4; †שׂם לב set the mind, consider Is 41:22; Ez 44:5, c. לְ 1 S 9:20; Ez 40:4; 44:5; אֶל Ex 9:21 (J) 1 S 25:25; 2 S 18:3(×2) Jb 2:3; 34:14; עַל Jb 1:8; † שׁת לב ψ 62:10; Pr 22:17; 24:32, c. לְּ Ex 7:23 (JE) 1 S 4:20; 2 S 13:20; ψ 48:14; Pr 27:23; Je 31:21 אֶל Jb 7:17. e.g. Psalms 140:3
- d. memory †השׁיב אל לב call to mind Is 44:19; La 3:21; על לב Is 46:8; †עלה על לב come into mind (occur to one) Is 65:17; Je 3:16; 7:31; 19:5; 32:35 (cf. Acts 7:23), so בא על לב 2 Ch 7:11; †שׂם על לב lay to heart Is 42:25; 47:7; 57:1, 11; Je 12:11 Mal 2:2(×2) Dn 1:8; אל לב 2 S 13:33; 19:20 כתב על לב Je 31:33; קשׁר על לב Pr 6:21; † לוּחַ לֵב tablet of the memory Pr 3:3; 7:3 Je 17:1; נִשְׁכַּחְתִּי כְּמֵת מִלֵּב I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind ψ 31:13. e.g. Isaiah 44:19
- 4. spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions and determinations of the will; †הכין לב set the mind 2 Ch 12:14 ψ 10:17; 78:8; Jb 11:13; †נכון לב ψ 57:8(×2) (= 108:2) 78:37; 112:7; †נתן לב לְ Ec 1:13, 17; 7:21; 8:9, 16; Pr 23:26 Dn 10:12; † נתן אל לב Ec 7:2; 9:1; Ne 2:12; 7:5 differ from Ec 7:2; 9:1 (the ‘heart’ here not being the subject’s). בלב Ex 35:34 (P) Ezr 7:27 Ec 3:11; †אֲשֶׁר־נְשָׂאוֹ לִבּוֹ whose heart stirred him up Ex 35:21; 36:2 cf. 35:26 (all P); †נְדִיב לֵב willing of mind Ex 35:5, 22 (P) 2 Ch 29:31 cf. Ex 25:2; 35:29 (P): †אחרי נטה לב inclined to follow Ju 9:3 ψ 119:112; Pr 2:2; †הטה לב 1 K 11:3 ψ 119:36; 141:4 cf. 2 S 15:13:—גְּדֹלִים חִקְקֵי־לֵב great resolves of heart Ju 5:15 etc. e.g. 2 Chronicles 12:14
- 5. spec. ref. to conscience, וַיַּךְ לֵב דָּוִד אֹתוֹ and David’s heart (conscience) smote him 1 S 24:6; מִכְשׁוֹל לֵב offence of conscience 1 S 25:31; cf. Ec 7:22. e.g. 1 Samuel 24:6
- 6. spec. ref. to moral character, God tries the heart ψ 17:3 Je 12:3; sees the heart and reins Je 20:12, tries them ψ 7:10 Je 11:20, refines them ψ 26:2; searches the heart and tries the reins Je 17:10. e.g. Psalms 17:3
- a. ישֶׁר־לִבִּי Jb 33:3; †יִשְׁרֵי לֵב ψ 7:11; 11:2; 32:11; 36:11; 64:11 (all c. דָּוִד in title), 94:15; 97:11; †לֵב שָׁלֵם 1 Ch 28:9; 29:9 Is 38:3 (all originally לבב, see לבב 6 a); נִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב broken of heart ψ 34:19 Is 61:1; לֵב־נִשְׁבָּר ψ 51:19; שְׁבוּרֵי לֵב ψ 147:3; לֵב נִדְכָּאִים Is 57:15; לֵב טָהוֹר clean heart ψ 51:12; †לֵב חָדָשׁ new heart Ez 18:31; 36:26 (prob. also 11:19 for אֶהָד see Co) etc. e.g. Job 33:3
- b. לֵב רָע evil heart Pr 26:23; חַנְפֵי־לֵב godless in heart Jb 36:13; עקּשׁ(י) לב perverse in heart Pr 11:20; 17:20; †תַּרְמִת לִבָּם deceit of their heart Je 14:14; 23:26; בלב ולב with a double heart ψ 12:3 etc. e.g. Proverbs 26:23
- c. seat of pride Pr 21:4; Je 48:29; 49:16; Ho 13:6; Ob 3 גְּבַהּ־לֵב Pr 16:5; גֹּבַהּ לב 2 Ch 32:26; †גָּבַהּ לֵב 2 Ch 17:6; 26:16; 32:25 ψ 131:1; Pr 18:12; Ez 28:2, 17. e.g. Proverbs 21:4
- d. the heart is uncircumcised Je 9:25 Ez 44:7, 9 and hardened: † חזּק לב Ex 4:21; 10:20, 27 (E), 9:12; 11:10; 14:4, 8, 17 (P), Jos 11:20 (D2 ?); †יֶהֱזַק לֵב Ex 7:13, 22; 8:15; 9:35 (P); חִזְּקֵי־לֵב Ez 2:4; † הקשׁה לב Ex 7:3 (P) Pr 28:14; קְשֵׁי־לֵב Ez 3:7; הכביד לב Ex 8:11, 28; 9:34; 10:1 (J); כָּבֵד לב Ex 7:14; 9:7 (J); כּבּד לב 1 S 6:6; הַשְׁמֵן לֵב־הָעָם הַזֶה make the heart of this people fat Is 6:10 (?); † שְׁרִ(י)רוּת לֵב Dt 29:18 ψ 81:13 after Je 3:17; 7:24; 9:13; 11:8; 13:10; 16:12; 18:12; 23:17; †לב האבן the heart of stone Ez 11:19; 36:26 etc. e.g. Jeremiah 9:25
- 7. for the man himself, † אמר בלב Gn 17:17 (P), 27:41 (JE), 1 K 12:26 Est 6:6 ψ 10:6, 11, 13; 14:1 (= 53:2) 35:25; 74:8; Ec 2:1, 15; 3:17, 18; Is 47:10; Ob 3; Zc 12:5; אֶל־לב Gn 8:21 (J) 1 S 27:1; † דבּר בלב Ec 2:15; אֶל־לב Gn 24:45 (J); עַל לב 1 S 1:13 (?); עִם לב Ec 1:16; נְאֻם־פֶּשַׁע לָרָשָׁע בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי ψ 36:2. e.g. Genesis 17:17
- 8. as seat of appetites, סְעַד לב stay the heart (with bread) Gn 18:5 (J) Ju 19:5 ψ 104:15. e.g. Genesis 18:5
- 9. as seat of the emotions and passions:
- a. of joy and gladness, in various combinations of †טוב, Ju 16:25; 18:20; 19:6, 22; Ru 3:7; 1 S 25:36; 2 S 13:28;1 K 8:66 (= 2 Ch 7:10) 21:7; Est 1:10; 5:9; Pr 15:15 Ec 7:3; 9:7; 11:9; Is 65:14; various combinations of † שׂמח, Ex 4:14 (J) 1 Ch 16:10 (= ψ 105:3) ψ 4:8; 16:9; 19:9; 33:21; Pr 15:13, 30; 17:22; 27:9, 11 Ec 2:10(×2); 5:19; Ct 3:11; Is 24:7; Zc 10:7; שׂושׂ ψ 119:111; Is 66:14; La 5:15; עלץ 1 S 2:1; עלז ψ 28:7 Zp 3:14; רנן Jb 29:13; גיל ψ 13:6 Pr 24:17 Zc 10:7; of desire, ψ 21:3; 37:4; † דבּר עַל לֵב speak unto the heart (kindly) Gn 34:3; 50:21 (JE) Ju 19:3; 2 S 19:8; 2 Ch 30:22; Is 40:2; Ho 2:16; Ru 2:13. e.g. Judges 16:25
- b. of trouble 2 K 6:11; Is 65:14, sorrow Ne 2:2; Pr 14:13, pain ψ 55:5, vexation Ec 11:10, trembling Dt 28:65 (?) 1 S 28:5, faintness La 5:17; it is wounded ψ 109:22, dies within one out of fear 1 S 25:37 etc.; † לב נמס the heart melteth (in fear) 2 S 17:10 ψ 22:15 Ez 21:12; Na 2:11. e.g. 2 Kings 6:11
- 10. seat of courage: יַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ let thine heart take courage ψ 27:14; אַמִּיץ לִבּוֹ Am 2:16; אַבִּירֵי לֵב stout-hearted ψ 76:6; Is 46:12; לִבּוֹ יָצוּק כְּמוֹ־אֶבֶן his heart as firm as a stone Jb 41:16; לִבּוֹ כְּלֵב הָאַרְיֵה his heart as the heart of the lion 2 S 17:10; cf. אֶת־לִבּוֹ מָצָא 2 S 7:27, מְלָאוֹ לִבּוֹ לְ׳ Est 7:5 (cf. Ec 8:11). e.g. Psalms 27:14
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Word origin
I. קַמְבֻּלָּי people of Gambulai SarowskyZAW 1912, 150–1 Je 51:1.
I. v. sub לבב infr.
II. לֵב599 n.m. Pr 23:15 (†f. Pr 12:25, from influence of נֶפֶשׁ v. De Now) inner man, mind, will, heart, abs. and cstr. לֵב Gn 8:21 + 239 times; לֶב־ Ex 15:8 + 15 times; sf. לִבִּי Gn 24:45 + 102 times; לִבְּךָ Ex 9:14 + 28 times; לִבֶּ֑ךָ Ju 19:6 + 25 times; לִבֵּךְ Is 47:7 + 7 times; לִבּוֹ Gn 6:5 + 93 times; לִבָּהּ Ju 19:3 + 7 times; לִבֵּנוּ Is 41:22 + 5 times; לִבְּכֶם Gn 18:5 + 2 times; לִבָּם Gn 42:28 + 56 times; לִבָּן Ex 35:26; לִבְּהֶן Ez 13:17; pl. לִבּוֹת ψ 7:10 Pr 15:11 + 3 times Pr.; sf. לִבֹּתָם Is 44:18; לִבּוֹתָם ψ 125:4—inner part, midst:
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Derived from לבב (lêbâb) (H3824) — heart.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
לֵב
- [innermost,] heart, bosom; thought, inclination, mind &c. Sot. I, 5 היה לִבָּהּ נאה if her bosom was handsome (inciting the senses). Shebu. 26ᵃ לִבְּךָ אנסך thy heart has carried thee away against thy will, i.e. you were under the impression that you told the truth. Nidd. 3ᵇ, a. fr. לִבּוֹ נוקפו, v. נָקַף I. Men. 79ᵇ, a. e. לב ב"ד מתנה עליהן the authorities (in receiving materials for offerings) accept them with a condition at heart (that they may dispose at their discretion of what has not been used for sacrifices).—לבו גס, v. גּוּס I.—Midr. Till. to Ps. IX, 1 לבו עליו his heart is against him, he bears him a grudge.—Zeb. 21ᵃ להוציא מִלִּבָּן של צדוקים to remove (the false opinion) out of the heart of the Sadducees, i.e. to demonstrate, by practice, the rejection of their opinion; Ḥag. 23ᵃ (Ms. M. מפני הצדוקים); Yoma 2ᵃ (Ms. M. מפני הצ׳, v. Par. III, 7). Gen. R. s. 87, end (in a gloss) להוציאה מלבן של הבריות in order to remove (the bad opinion about) her out of the hearts of men, i.e. to save her reputation.—Ned. 20ᵇ, v. גָּרוּשׁ; a. v. fr.—Trnsf. a) the marrow of trees, the sap-wood. Meg. 14ᵃ; Succ. 45ᵇ as the palm-tree אין לו אלא לב אחד וכ׳ has only one ‘heart’ (sap-cells only in the stem but none in the branches), so has Israel one heart directed to his Father &c.—b) centre, central portion. Lev. R. s. 30, end לולב לִבָּהּ של וכ׳ a Lulab which is the central stalk of the palm tree, v. לוּלָב.—Pl. f. לִבּוֹת. Midr. Till. to Ps. VII ממה שאתה בוחן ל׳ וכ׳ from the fact that thou examinest hearts and reins &c.—V. לֵבָב.
לֵב ²
- Targ. Gen. VI, 5. Targ. I Chr. XII, 38; a. fr.—Ab. Zar. 55ᵃ לִבִּי ולִבָּךְ ידע myself and thyself are convinced &c. Midr. Till. to Ps. VII (ref. to תשמרם, ib. XII, 8) נטר אורייתא בלִבְּהוֹן וכ׳ guard the Law in their hearts. Midr. Till. to Ps. XXVIII, end (ref. to Gen. XXXVII, 4) מה דבל׳ הוי בפומא as they thought so did they speak, but there (II Sam. XIII, 22) מה דבל׳ לא בפומא he did not speak out what was in his heart; Gen. R. s. 84 די בלִיבְּהוֹן בפומהון; די בלִיבֵּיה בליביה what was in his heart remained there. Snh. 35ᵃ [read:] נהי דפומא כתבין ל׳ דאינשי אינשי although they (the secretaries) record the word of mouth (the vote of each judge), the heart (the impressiveness of the argument), once forgotten, remains forgotten (cannot be recalled several days after; v. Rashi in Rabb. D. S. a. l. note). Ḥull. 59ᵃ, a. fr.—אַלִּ׳ ריקנא on an empty stomach; a. v. fr.—אַלִיבָּא ד־ (אַלִּיבֵּיה), v. אַלִּיבָּא.—Pl. לִבַּיָּא, לִיבַּ׳, לְבָבַיָּא, לִבְבַיָּא, לִבְבִין, לִבְבֵי, לִי׳. Targ. Prov. XXVII, 19 לִבַּיָּא (ed. Lag. לִבֵּיהוֹן). Targ. Jer. XII, 3. Targ. II Esth. V, 1; a. fr. e.g. Genesis 37:4
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Forms in the corpus
The 169 distinct written forms H3820 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 109 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 501 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 552 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 6:5
- Exodus 4:14
- Numbers 16:28
- Deuteronomy 4:11
- Joshua 11:20
- Judges 5:9
- Ruth 2:13
- 1 Samuel 1:13
- 2 Samuel 6:16
- 1 Kings 3:9
- 2 Kings 5:26
- 1 Chronicles 12:33
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