לֵב lev

Hebrew word for “heart” · Strong’s H3820 · used 595 times in 551 verses

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Meaning

1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding;

Senses in the lexicon

• heart (594)
• Leb (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for lev in context, with how often each is used:

• heart 570
• own heart 18
• like the heart 5
• hearts 1
• leb- 1

Where it is used

Also in 21 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 119 (14), Exodus 35 (9), Proverbs 15 (8), Proverbs 23 (8), Ecclesiastes 7 (8), Ecclesiastes 2 (7), Exodus 9 (6), Exodus 7 (5), Proverbs 12 (5), Proverbs 14 (5)

Forms

• לב 202
• לבי 78
• לבו 70
• לבך 53
• לבם 44
• בלב 27
• בלבו 19
• ולב 17
• ולבי 11
• בלבי 11

Words used with it

Words that share verses with lev more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• רַע ra “bad” 45
• אֲנִי ani “I” 40
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 43
• רָאָה raah “to see” 44
• חׇכְמָה chokhmah “wisdom” 24
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 39
• אָדָם adam “man” 31
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 41
• שׂוּם sum “to set” 30
• יָדַע yada “to know” 34
• חָכָם chakham “wise” 21
• שָׂמַח samach “to rejoice” 21

Key verses

The verses using lev that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s…
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and…
• Psalms 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes:…
• Isaiah 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and…
• Isaiah 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to…
• Jeremiah 17:10 — I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
• Jeremiah 31:33 — But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write…
• Jeremiah 32:39 — And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
• Ezekiel 28:2 — Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God,…
• Ezekiel 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth…
• Hosea 11:8 — How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.