לֵבָב

heart

also: inner man, mind, will, soul fuller range ↓

H3824 Strong's Hebrew

lêbâb Transliteration

/lay-bawb'/ Pronunciation

Usage in the Hebrew Bible 252 appearances

Definition — BDB

inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding - inner part, midst - midst (of things) - heart (of man) - soul, heart (of man) - mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory - inclination, resolution, determination (of will) - conscience - heart (of moral character) - as seat of appetites - as seat of emotions and passions - as seat of courage

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Strong's H3824 — לבב (lêbâb), "heart". Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB, 1906). Lemma, https://lemma.gebible.app/w/H3824.

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Grammar key — what these labels mean

Noun: A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Adjective: A word that describes or qualifies a noun.

Common: A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.

Construct: A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Absolute: The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.

Masculine: Grammatically masculine.

Singular: One.
Plural: More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).

Grammatical forms

Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct 218 times (87%)
Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 31 times (12%)
Adjective, Adjective, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 1 time (0%)
Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Absolute 1 time (0%)
Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Construct 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 252 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.

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Genesis 3 verses

Exodus 1 verse

Exodus 14:5 לְבַ֨ב n c ms cs It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"

Leviticus 3 verses

Numbers 1 verse

Numbers 15:39 לְבַבְ/כֶם֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2mp and it shall be to you for a fringe, that you may look on it, and remember all the commandments of Yahweh, and do them; and that you not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to play the prostitute;

Deuteronomy 43 verses

Joshua 7 verses

Judges 2 verses

1 Samuel 12 verses

2 Samuel 2 verses

1 Kings 18 verses

2 Kings 6 verses

1 Chronicles 10 verses

2 Chronicles 26 verses

Ezra 1 verse

Ezra 7:10 לְבָב֔/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

Nehemiah 1 verse

Nehemiah 9:8 לְבָב/וֹ֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms and found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his seed, and have performed your words; for you are righteous.

Job 9 verses

Psalms 33 verses

Proverbs 2 verses

Ecclesiastes 1 verse

Ecclesiastes 9:3 בִּ/לְבָבָ/ם֙ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Isaiah 16 verses

Jeremiah 8 verses

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.

לבב — transliterated lêbâb — is a Hebrew noun carrying the sense “heart.” It first appears in Genesis 20:5. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 230 verses — common. It also covers “inner man”, “mind”, and “will”, alongside “heart” — see its full sense range. Related forms include לבב, לביבה and לב. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.

Gloss history

Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship

Strong's · 1890

bethink themselves

Modern gloss

heart

About this word

Strong's H3824 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 →

230: distinct verses; The word appears in 230 distinct verses.
31 / 39: OT books; The word appears in 31 of 39 Old Testament books.
Genesis 20:5: first appearance; The earliest occurrence is in Genesis 20:5.
Zechariah 8:17: last appearance; The latest occurrence is in Zechariah 8:17.
#189: by frequency; Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 189 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).

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Most concentrated in

Deuteronomy 43 verses 19%
Psalms 33 verses 14%
2 Chronicles 26 verses 11%

By section of the Old Testament

Pentateuch 51 · 22%
Historical 85 · 37%
Wisdom 45 · 20%
Prophets 49 · 21%

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 230 distinct verses.

Prophets (Nevi'im) 90 verses · 39%
Writings (Ketuvim) 89 verses · 39%
Torah (Pentateuch) 51 verses · 22%

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 132×, Hearts 16×, All his heart 6×
American Standard Version: Heart 117×, Hearts 10×, All his heart 6×
Berean Standard Bible: Heart 136×, Hearts 43×, Mind 8×
unfoldingWord Literal Text: Heart 192×, Heart of 20×, Hearts 14×

King James Version Public Domain

Renders H3824 across 243 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

“Heart” 132×
“Hearts” 16×
“All his heart” 6×
“All your heart” 6×
“All thine heart” 5×
“Was in thine heart” 5×
“All their heart” 4×
“Own heart” 4×
“All that is in thine heart” 3×
“Mind” 3×
“All that was in her heart” 2×
“All thy heart” 2×

Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 47 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 9 further occurrences.

American Standard Version Public Domain

Renders H3824 across 244 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

“Heart” 117×
“Hearts” 10×
“All his heart” 6×
“All thy heart” 6×
“All your heart” 5×
“All their heart” 4×
“Was in thy heart” 4×
“Let your heart” 3×
“Me” 3×
“Own heart” 3×
“Whole heart” 3×
“'s heart” 2×

Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 56 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 H3824 across 233 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

“Heart” 136×
“Hearts” 43×
“Mind” 8×
“Let your heart” 3×
“Conscience” 2×
“Herself” 2×
“Understanding” 2×
“Wholeheartedly” 2×

Plus 35 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 19 further occurrences.

unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Renders H3824 across 258 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

“Heart” 192×
“Heart of” 20×
“Hearts” 14×
“A” 5×
“Is in your heart” 4×
“According to your heart” 2×
“Like the heart of” 2×

Plus 19 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.

44 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 44 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.

לבב I

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

לבב II

I. seldom of things בִּלְבַב יַמִּים in the midst of the seas, Jon 2:3 (poetry); עד לבב השׁמים unto the midst of heaven Dt 4:11 (so Sam but MT לב). e.g. Jonah 2:3
II. usually of men:
- 1. the inner man in contrast with the outer, כלה שׁארי ולבבי my flesh and my heart (soul) doth fail ψ 73:26; antithesis with garments Jo 2:13; hands ψ 73:13 La 3:41 (?); eyes Nu 15:39 (H) 1 S 16:7; ears Ez 3:10; mouth Dt 30:14; speech ψ 28:3; 78:18; מְתֹפֲפֹת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶן tabering upon their breasts Na 2:7 (inner for outer). e.g. Psalms 73:26
- 2. the inner man, indef. the soul, comprehending mind, affections and will, or, in connexion with certain verbs, having more specific reference to some one of them. בכל־לבב ובכל־נפשׁ with all the heart and with all the soul Dt 4:29; 6:5; 10:12; 11:13; 13:4; 26:16; 30:2, 6, 10 Jos 22:5; 23:14; 1 K 2:4; 8:48 (= 2 Ch 6:38 לב?) 2 K 23:25; 2 Ch 15:12; 34:31 (= 2 K 23:3 לב?) Je 32:41; abbr. בכל־לבב 1 S 7:3; 12:20, 24 1 K 14:8; 2 K 10:31; 2 Ch 15:15; 22:9; 31:21 ψ 86:12; 111:1; Je 29:13; Jo 2:12; אשׁר בלבב what is in the heart (mind) Dt 8:2 1 S 9:19; 14:7; 2 S 7:3 (= 1 Ch 17:2) 2 K 10:30; 2 Ch 32:31; cf. Jb 10:13, ψ 84:6 (?); עם לבב with the heart (mind), c. ידע Dt 8:5, שִׂיחַ ψ 77:7, usually c. (היה), of a thought or purpose, Dt 15:9; Jos 14:7; 1 K 8:17, 18(×2) (= 2 Ch 6:7, 8(×2)) 10:2 (= 2 Ch 9:1) 1 Ch 22:7; 28:2; 2 Ch 1:11; 29:10 (cf. 24:4 לב); כלבב according to the heart 1 S 13:14; 14:7 ψ 20:5. We may add Dt 5:26; 11:16, 18; 17:17; 1 S 2:35; 2 S 19:15; 1 K 8:39(×2) (= 2 Ch 6:30(×2)) 11:2, 3 (לב an error) v 4, 9; 1 Ch 12:17; 22:19; 28:9 ψ 62:9; 86:11; 139:23; Is 7:2; Dn 11:27, 28. e.g. Deuteronomy 4:29
- 3. specific ref. to mind (characteristic of לבב):
  - a. אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב men of mind Jb 34:10, 34; גם לי לבב I also have a mind Jb 12:3; הוֹלֵלוֹת בִּל׳ madness is in (their) mind Ec 9:3 (?); וַתִּגְנֹב לְבָבִי and thou didst steal my mind Gn 31:26 (E, the לֵב of v 20 should be corrected to לבב cf. ‘steal me’ v 27). e.g. Job 34:10
  - b. knowledge, c. ידע Dt 8:5; Jos 23:14; 1 K 2:44; הבין Is 6:10; 32:4; חֲכַם לֵבָב wise of mind Jb 9:4; לְבַב חָכְמָה mind of wisdom ψ 90:12. e.g. Deuteronomy 8:5
  - c. thinking, reflection, c. חשׁב Is 10:7; Zc 7:10; 8:17; (שׂיח ψ 77:7 supr.); יצר מחשׁבות ל׳ conception of thoughts of mind 1 Ch 29:18; מַשְׂכִּיּוֹת ל׳ imaginations of (their) mind ψ 73:7; מוֹרָשֵׁי ל׳ possessions (thoughts) of (my) mind Jb 17:11; שׂם לבב set the mind, consider Hg 2:15, 18(×2), c. לְ Dt 32:46, על Hg 1:5, 7. e.g. Isaiah 10:7
  - d. of memory שׂם בלבב lay up in the mind 1 S 21:13 Jb 22:22; השׁיב אל ל׳ lay to heart, call to mind Dt 4:39; 30:1; 2 Ch 6:37 (= 1 K 8:47 לב?); עלה על ל׳ come upon the mind Je 51:50; Ez 38:10 (cf. לֵב 3 d); סוּר מל׳ depart from the mind Dt 4:9; שׁמר בתוך ל׳ keep in the midst of (thy) mind Pr 4:21; על ל׳ upon the mind Dt 6:6. e.g. 1 Samuel 21:13
- 4. spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions, determinations of the will (characteristic of ל׳): הכין ל׳ set the mind, c. אֶל 1 S 7:3; 1 Ch 29:18, לְ 2 Ch 20:33 לדרשׁ 2 Ch 19:3; 30:19; Ezr 7:10; הטה ל׳ אֶל Jos 24:23 (E) 1 K 8:58; נתן ל׳ לדרשׁ 1 Ch 22:19, cf. 2 Ch 11:16; ל׳ פנה מעם mind turn away from Dt 29:17; 30:17; יֵהָפֵךְ ל׳ פ׳ Pharaoh’s mind was changed Ex 14:5 (E). e.g. 1 Samuel 7:3
- 5. spec. ref. to conscience לא יחרף לבבי my heart (conscience) shall not reproach me Jb 27:6. e.g. Job 27:6
- 6. spec. ref. to moral character (characteristic of ל׳): God tries the ל׳ 1 Ch 29:17: e.g. 1 Chronicles 29:17
  - a. יֹשֶׁר ל׳ uprightness of heart Dt 9:5 1 Ch 29:17, ψ 119:7 (?); יִשְׁרֵי ל׳ 2 Ch 29:34; יִשְׁרַת ל׳ 1 K 3:6; ל׳ יָשָׁר 2 K 10:15(×3); תָּם־ל׳ integrity of heart Gn 20:5, 6 (E) 1 K 9:4 ψ 78:72; 101:2; (עִם) ל׳ שָׁלֵם heart perfect (with) 1 K 8:61; 11:4; 15:3, 14 (= 2 Ch 15:17) 2 K 20:3 (= Is 38:3 לֵב?) 1 Ch 12:39; 29:19; 2 Ch 16:9; 19:9; 25:2; בַּר־ל׳ pure in heart ψ 24:4; בָּרֵי ל׳ ψ 73:1. We may add 2 K 22:19 = 2 Ch 34:27, Ne 9:8; Je 32:40. e.g. Deuteronomy 9:5
  - b. it is the seat of naughtiness 1 S 17:28 (?), erring ψ 95:10; is froward ψ 101:4. e.g. 1 Samuel 17:28
  - c. seat of pride, ψ 101:5; Is 9:8; 10:12, 60:5 (?) Ez 28:5, 6(?) Dn 8:25; רָם ל׳ heart is lifted up Dt 8:14; 17:20; Ez 31:10; Dn 11:12. e.g. Psalms 101:5
  - d. is circumcised Dt 10:16; 30:6; Je 4:4, or uncircumcised Lv 26:41 (H); is hardened אמּץ ל׳ Dt 2:30; 15:7; 2 Ch 36:13; כבּד ל׳ 1 S 6:6 (?); הקשׁה ל׳ ψ 95:8. e.g. Deuteronomy 10:16
- 7. = the man himself (meaning characteristic of נֶפֶשׁ) אמר בל׳ say in the heart (to oneself) Dt 7:17; 8:17; 9:4; 18:21 ψ 4:5 Is 14:3; 47:8; 49:21; Je 5:24; 13:22; Zp 1:12; 2:15; ללבב Ho 7:2 (?); דבר בל׳ ψ 15:2; ברכו בל׳ Jb 1:5; התברך בל׳ Dt 29:18 יְחִי לְבַבְכֶם let your heart (you yourselves) live ψ 22:27; 69:33 (cf. 119:175). e.g. Deuteronomy 7:17
- 8. spec. as the seat of the appetites (for which usually נֶפֶשׁ) סעד ל׳ stay the heart (with food) ψ 104:15 Ju 19:8 (?); יִיטַב לְבָבֶ֑ךָ that thine heart may be merry (with wine) Ju 19:9 (?); יַיִן יְשַׂמַּח ל׳ wine gladdens the heart ψ 104:15. e.g. Psalms 104:15
- 9. spec. of seat of the emotions and passions (for which usually נפשׁ):
  - a. of joy Is 30:29; Je 15:16; Ez 36:5, gladness Dt 28:47, desire Pr 6:25 (?); דבּר על ל׳ speak into the heart (comfortably) 2 Ch 32:6 (elsewhere לֵב) e.g. Isaiah 30:29
  - b. of trouble 1 K 8:38 ψ 25:17; 73:21; weakness, faintness Lv 26:36 (H) Dt 20:3, 8(×2) 2 Ch 13:7 Is 1:5; 7:4 Je 51:46, grief Dt 15:10; 1 S 1:8, sorrow ψ 13:3, fear Dt 28:67, dismay Is 21:4, astonishment Dt 28:28, anger 19:6, hate Lv 19:17 (H); ימּס ל׳ the heart melteth Dt 20:8 Jos 2:11; 5:1; 7:5 (all D) Is 13:7; 19:1; המס ל׳ Dt 1:28 (so read prob. also Jos 14:8, where לֵב error). e.g. 1 Kings 8:38
- 10. seat of courage (for which usually רוּחַ), יָעֵר כֹּחוֹ וּלְבָבוֹ stir up his power and his courage Dn 11:25; יַאֲמֵץ לְבַבְכֶם let your heart take courage ψ 31:25. e.g. Daniel 11:25

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Word origin

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:

I. † לֵבָב251 n.m. ψ 104:15 inner man, mind, will, heart;—abs. ל׳ Dt 28:28 + 31 times; cstr. לְבַב Dt 20:8 + 22 times; sf. לְבָבִי Is 21:4 + 24 times; לְבָֽבְךָ Dt 4:29 + 35 times; לְבָבֶ֑ךָ Dt 4:39 + 21 times; לְבָבֵךְ 1 S 1:8 + 3 times; לְבָבוֹ Dt 2:30 + 37 times; לְבָבָהּ Zp 2:15 + 3 times; לְבָבֵנוּ Dt 1:28 + 3 times; לְּבַבְכֶם Dt 10:16 + 37 times; לְּבָבָם Lv 26:41 + 22 times; pl. c.sf. לִבְבֵהֶן Na 2:8 (Sta§ 353 a לְבַבְהֶן, but see Kö ii. 78); pl. לְבָבוֹת 1 Ch 28:9.—The inner, middle, or central part:

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Derived from לבב (lâbab) (H3823) — to take heart.

Part of speech: Noun Masculine TWOT: 1071a

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.

לֵבָב

(b. h.) = לֵב, heart; (in rabbinical homiletics) double heart, seat of two opposite inclinations (v. יֵצֶר). Ber. IX, 5 (ref. to Deut. VI, 5) בכל לְבָבְךָ בשני יצריך וכ׳ ‘with all thy heart’ means with both thy inclinations &c. (i.e. break thy evil inclination for the love of God). Gen. R. s. 48 (ref. to Gen. XVIII, 5) וסעדו לְבַבְכֶם אין וכ׳ it does not say here, ‘comfort ye your l’bab, but your leb’, which intimates that the evil inclination has no power over angels; a. e.—[Pesik. S’liḥ., p. 166ᵃ, v. next w.]—Pl. f. לְבָבוֹת. Tanḥ. Ki Thabo 1 (ref. to Deut. XXVI, 16) בשעה שאתם מתפללים … שתי ל׳ וכ׳ when you pray before the Lord, you shall not have two hearts, one for the Lord, and one for another thing (idol); ib. 2. Sot. I, 8 גנב ג׳ ל׳ (Bab. ed. p. 9ᵇ גנבות) he deceived three hearts (v. גָּנַב). B. Bath. 12ᵇ before eating and drinking man has שתי ל׳ וכ׳ two hearts (his thoughts are not clearly defined) &c. (ref. to Job XI, 12 ‘a hollow man is divided at heart’). e.g. Deuteronomy 6:5

לָבַב

(b. h.)
1. to join closely; to tie.—Part. Pass. לָבוּב, pl. לְבוּבִין. Sabb. V, 2 (52ᵇ) זכרים יוצאין ל׳ wethers may be taken out (on the Sabbath) coupled; expl. ib. 53ᵇ תותרי. Ib. מאי משמע דהאי ל׳ לישנא דקרובי הוא where is the proof that this root לבב has the meaning of bringing close together? Answ. ref. to לבבתני (Cant. IV, 9) ‘thou hast chained me’; עולא אמר עור שקושרין להם כנגד לבם וכ׳ Ulla says (l’bubin refers to) the skin which is tied against their chests to protect them from the attacks of wolves; Y. ib. V, 7ᵇ bot. שהוא נותן עור וכ׳ (v. בּוּרְסִיון). e.g. Song of Solomon 4:9
2. (denom. of לֵב) part. pass. (עור) לָבוּב a hide showing a hole in the place corresponding to the heart.—Pl. לְבוּבִים, לְבוּבִין. Ab. Zar. II, 3 (29ᵇ) עורות ל׳ hides with holes &c. (are forbidden, because the heart has been cut out for idolatrous purposes); expl. Tosef. ib. IV (V), 7; Y. ib. II, 41ᵇ; Bab. ib. 32ᵃ
- to be tied around. Y. Sabb. X, end, 12ᵈ העושה … לִילָּבֵב he who makes a strap to be tied around (an animal’s chest &c., v. supra); Tosef. Kel. B. Bath. IV, 13 ללַבֵּב Pi.
- 1. to join, tie, v. supra.
- 2. (denom. of לֵב) to encourage; to strengthen. Tanḥ. Sh’moth 14; Ex. R. s. 2 (play on לַבַּת, Ex. III, 2) (כדי) לְלַבְּבוֹ וכ׳ in order to make him courageous when he comes to Mount Sinai &c. Gen. R. s. 77 היה … ומְלַבְּבוֹ בארי the king took his son and made him courageous by making him attack the (tamed) lion; Cant. R. to III, 6 זיווג את הארי והיה מלבבו כנגד בנו he attacked the lion and incited him against his son. Pesik. S’liḥ., p. 166ᵃ [read:] יפה כחך לַבֵּב כחך גבור improve thy strength, strengthen thy powers, valiant man! (Ar. ed. Koh. ליבב כח בגבורה, oth. ed. לבב כח בגבורה join physical strength to valor). e.g. Exodus 3:2

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Forms in the corpus

The 125 distinct written forms H3824 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.

Form	Parsing	Example	Uses
לְבָבְ/ךָ֖	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 4:29	11
לְבַבְ/כֶ֔ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 32:46	7
לְבָב֑/וֹ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Daniel 11:12	7
לְבַבְ/כֶ֑ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 10:16	6
לְבַבְ/כֶ֖ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 11:13	6
לְבָב֔/וֹ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 2:30	6
לְבָבִ֑/י	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Genesis 31:26	6
בִּ/לְבָבֶ֑/ךָ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 8:17	5
לְבַבְ/כֶֽם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Haggai 2:18	5
לְבַבְ/כֶם֙	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Chronicles 22:19	5
לְבָ֣בְ/ךָ֔	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 9:5	5
לְבָבֶ֔/ךָ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 30:1	5
בִּֽ/לְבָבְ/ךָ֖	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Ezekiel 3:10	4
לְבַ֖ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Kings 8:17	4
לְבַ֣ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 30:6	4
לְבָבֶֽ/ךָ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 6:6	4
לְבָבָ֖/ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Chronicles 29:18	4
לֵבָ֑ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	Deuteronomy 28:47	4
לֵבָ֖ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	1 Chronicles 12:17	4
לֵבָ֣ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	1 Chronicles 29:19	4
בִּ/לְבָבָ֔/ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Jeremiah 32:40	3
לְ֝בָבִ֗/י	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Job 27:6	3
לְבַ֥ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 20:8	3
לְבַב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Kings 15:14	3
לְבָב֤/וֹ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Kings 11:4	3
לְבָבִ֔/י	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Chronicles 22:7	3
לְבָבָ/ם֙	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Kings 8:48	3
לְבָבָ֔/ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	2 Chronicles 6:37	3
לֵבָ֔ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	1 Chronicles 29:17	3
לֵבָֽב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	Deuteronomy 28:28	3
לְבָבֵ֑/ךְ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Samuel 1:8	2
בִּ/לְבָבָ֑/ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Job 1:5	2
בִּ/לְבָבָֽ/ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Psalms 28:3	2
בִּ/לְבָבֽ/וֹ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	2 Chronicles 32:31	2
וּ/לְבַ֥ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Isaiah 19:1	2
וּ/לְבָב֖/וֹ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Daniel 11:28	2
כִּ/לְבַ֖ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Kings 11:4	2
לְֽבַב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Psalms 104:15	2
לְבַבְ/כֶ֗ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 20:3	2
לְבַבְ/כֶ֣ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Joshua 23:14	2
לְבָ֨בְ/ךָ֜	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	2 Chronicles 34:27	2
לְבָב/וֹ֙	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 17:20	2
לְבָב֖/וֹ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Ezekiel 31:10	2
לְבָבְ/ךָ֥	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 6:5	2
לְבָבִ/י֙	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Chronicles 29:17	2
לְבָבִ֥/י	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Psalms 73:26	2
לְבָבִֽ/י	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Job 17:11	2
לְבָבֶ֑/ךָ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Deuteronomy 8:5	2
לְבָבָֽ/הּ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	1 Kings 10:2	2
לֵ֭בָב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	Job 9:4	2
לֵבָ֗ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	Isaiah 30:29	2
בִ/לְבָבֶ֑/ךָ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Job 10:13	1
בִ/לְבָבָ֗/ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Jeremiah 5:24	1
בִ֭/לְבַבְ/כֶם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Psalms 4:4	1
בִֽ/לְבָבְ/ךָ֙	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Isaiah 14:13	1
בְּ/לֵבָ֥ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute	2 Chronicles 25:2	1
בִּ/לְבַ֣ב	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Jonah 2:3	1
בִּ/לְבַבְ/כֶ֔ם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Zechariah 8:17	1
בִּ/לְבַבְ/כֶֽם	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Zechariah 7:10	1
בִּ/לְבָ֔בָ/הּ	Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct	Isaiah 47:8	1

The 60 most common forms are shown; 65 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.

Same root — word family

Other BDB entries built from the same root as H3824, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.

Derives from

לבב lâbab H3823 to take heart

Shares the same root

לביבה lâbîybâh H3834 cakes

Derived from this word

Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 5 — not the complete family. They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.

Septuagint verse parallels

This word appears in 214 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 230 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.

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