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).
Every verse where H3820 appears in the Book of Psalms — 97 distinct verses. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Psalms
- 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.
- Psalms 21:2 לִ֭בּ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms You have given him his heart's desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
- Psalms 22:14 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
- Psalms 26:2 וְ/לִבִּֽ/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
- Psalms 27:3 לִ֫בִּ֥/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, Even then I will be confident.
- Psalms 27:8 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs When you said, "Seek my face," My heart said to you, "I will seek your face, Yahweh."
- Psalms 27:14 לִבֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Psalms 28:7 לִבִּ֗/י לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
- Psalms 31:12 מִ/לֵּ֑ב prep + n c ms I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.
- Psalms 32:11 לֵֽב n c ms Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
- Psalms 33:11 לִ֝בּ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
- Psalms 33:15 לִבָּ֑/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp He who fashions all of their hearts; And he considers all of their works.
- Psalms 33:21 לִבֵּ֑/נוּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cp For our heart rejoices in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.
- Psalms 34:18 לֵ֑ב n c ms Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves those who have a crushed spirit.
- Psalms 35:25 בְ֭/לִבָּ/ם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Don't let them say in their heart, "Aha! That's the way we want it!" Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"
- Psalms 36:1 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."
- Psalms 36:10 לֵֽב n c ms Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
- Psalms 37:4 לִבֶּֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalms 37:15 בְ/לִבָּ֑/ם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
- Psalms 37:31 בְּ/לִבּ֑/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
- Psalms 38:8 לִבִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
- Psalms 38:10 לִבִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.
- Psalms 39:3 לִבִּ֨/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue:
- Psalms 40:10 לִבִּ֗/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
- Psalms 40:12 וְ/לִבִּ֥/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.
- Psalms 41:6 לִבּ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
- Psalms 44:18 לִבֵּ֑/נוּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cp Our heart has not turned back, Neither have our steps strayed from your path,
- Psalms 44:21 לֵֽב n c ms Won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 45:1 לִבִּ֨/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
- Psalms 45:5 בְּ֝/לֵ֗ב prep + n c ms cs Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.
- Psalms 46:2 בְּ/לֵ֣ב prep + n c ms cs Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
- Psalms 48:13 לִבְּ/כֶ֨ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 2mp Mark well her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation.
- Psalms 49:3 לִבִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.
- Psalms 51:10 לֵ֣ב n c ms Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
- Psalms 51:17 לֵב n c ms The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
- Psalms 53:1 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, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 55:4 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
- Psalms 55:21 לִ֫בּ֥/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
- Psalms 57:7 לִבִּ֣/י לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
- Psalms 58:2 בְּ/לֵב֮ prep + n c ms No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
- Psalms 61:2 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Psalms 62:10 לֵֽב n c ms Don't trust in oppression. Don't become vain in robbery. If riches increase, Don't set your heart on them.
- Psalms 64:6 וְ/לֵ֣ב conj + n c ms They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.
- Psalms 64:10 לֵֽב n c ms The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, And shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!
- Psalms 66:18 בְ/לִבִּ֑/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs If I cherished sin in my heart, The Lord wouldn't have listened.
- Psalms 69:20 לִבִּ֗/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; For comforters, but I found none.
- Psalms 74:8 בְ֭/לִבָּ/ם prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp They said in their heart, "We will crush them completely." They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.
- Psalms 76:5 לֵ֭ב n c ms Valiant men lie plundered, They have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.
- Psalms 78:8 לִבּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that didn't make their hearts loyal, Whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
- Psalms 78:37 וְ֭/לִבָּ/ם conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
- Psalms 81:12 לִבָּ֑/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, That they might walk in their own counsels.
- Psalms 83:5 לֵ֣ב n c ms For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
- Psalms 84:2 לִבִּ֥/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
- Psalms 94:15 לֵֽב n c ms For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
- Psalms 97:11 לֵ֥ב n c ms Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
- Psalms 102:4 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, For I forget to eat my bread.
- Psalms 105:3 לֵ֤ב n c ms cs Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
- Psalms 105:25 לִ֭בָּ/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp He turned their heart to hate his people, To conspire against his servants.
- Psalms 107:12 לִבָּ֑/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.
- Psalms 108:1 לִבִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
- Psalms 109:22 וְ֝/לִבִּ֗/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs For I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
- Psalms 112:7 לִ֝בּ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
- Psalms 112:8 לִ֭בּ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
- Psalms 119:2 לֵ֥ב n c ms Blessed are those who keep his statutes, Who seek him with their whole heart.
- Psalms 119:10 לִבִּ֥/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.
- Psalms 119:11 בְּ֭/לִבִּ/י prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I have hidden your word in my heart, That I might not sin against you.
- Psalms 119:32 לִבִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I run in the path of your commandments, For you have set my heart free.
- Psalms 119:34 לֵֽב n c ms Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
- Psalms 119:36 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Turn my heart toward your statutes, Not toward selfish gain.
- Psalms 119:58 לֵ֑ב n c ms I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
- Psalms 119:69 לֵ֤ב n c ms The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
- Psalms 119:70 לִבָּ֑/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Their heart is as callous as the fat, But I delight in your law.
- Psalms 119:80 לִבִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, That I may not be disappointed.
- Psalms 119:111 לִבִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
- Psalms 119:112 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, Even to the end.
- Psalms 119:145 לֵ֭ב n c ms I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.
- Psalms 119:161 לִבִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Princes have persecuted me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of your words.
- Psalms 131:1 לִ֭בִּ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Yahweh, my heart isn't haughty, nor my eyes lofty; Nor do I concern myself with great matters, Or things too wonderful for me.
- Psalms 138:1 לִבִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.
- Psalms 140:2 בְּ/לֵ֑ב prep + n c ms Those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
- Psalms 141:4 לִבִּ֨/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Don't incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don't let me eat of their delicacies.
- Psalms 143:4 לִבִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
- Psalms 147:3 לֵ֑ב n c ms He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“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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