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Lexicon :: Strong's H3820 - lēḇ

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לֵב
Transliteration
lēḇ
Pronunciation
lave
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A form of לֵבָב (H3824)
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TWOT Reference: 1071a

Strong’s Definitions

לֵב lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 593x

The KJV translates Strong's H3820 in the following manner: heart (508x), mind (12x), midst (11x), understanding (10x), hearted (7x), wisdom (6x), comfortably (4x), well (4x), considered (2x), friendly (2x), kindly (2x), stouthearted (with H47) (2x), care (with H7760) (2x), misc 21.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 593x
The KJV translates Strong's H3820 in the following manner: heart (508x), mind (12x), midst (11x), understanding (10x), hearted (7x), wisdom (6x), comfortably (4x), well (4x), considered (2x), friendly (2x), kindly (2x), stouthearted (with H47) (2x), care (with H7760) (2x), misc 21.

  1. inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding

    1. inner part, midst

      1. midst (of things)

      2. heart (of man)

      3. soul, heart (of man)

      4. mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory

      5. inclination, resolution, determination (of will)

      6. conscience

      7. heart (of moral character)

      8. as seat of appetites

      9. as seat of emotions and passions

      10. as seat of courage

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לֵב lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

STRONGS H3820: Abbreviations
לֵב 599 noun masculine Proverbs 23:15 († feminine Proverbs 12:25, from influence of נֶפֶשׁ see De Now) inner man, mind, will, heart, absolute and construct לֵב Genesis 8:21 239 times; לֶבֿ Exodus 15:8 + 15 times; suffix לִבִּי Genesis 24:45 + 102 times; לִבְּךָ Exodus 9:14 + 28 times; לִבֶּ֑ךָ Judges 19:6 + 25 times; לִבֵּךְ Isaiah 47:7 + 7 times; לִבּוֺ Genesis 6:5 + 93 times; לִבָּהּ Judges 19:3 + 7 times; לִ בֵּנוּ Isaiah 41:22 + 5 times; לִבְּכֶם Genesis 8:5 + 2 times; לִבָּם Genesis 42:28 + 56 times; לִבָּן Exodus 35:26; לִבְּהֶן Ezekiel 13:17 plural לִבּוֺת Psalm 7:10; Proverbs 15:11 + 3 times Proverbs; suffix לִבֹּתָם Isaiah 44:18; לִבּוֺתָם Psalm 125:4. — inner part midst:
I. seldom of things, בְּלֶביָֿם in the midst of the sea Exodus 15:8; Proverbs 23:34; Proverbs 30:19; בְּלֵב יַמִּים Psalm 46:3; Ezekiel 27:4, 25, 26, 27; Ezekiel 28:2, 8 בלב האלה 2 Samuel 18:14; בְּלֵב אֹיְבֵי in the midst of the enemies of Psalm 45:2 (see BrMP on the passage; AV RV and others in the heart of).
II. elsewhere of men:
1. the inner man in contrast with outer לבי ובשׂרי ירננו my heart and my flesh cry out Psalm 84:3; || מעים Psalm 22:15; Jeremiah 4:19, the inner for outer מעים Jeremiah 49:22; as within the breast על לב Exodus 28:3, 29, 30 (twice in verse) (P); מלב 2 Kings 9:24; בלב Psalm 37:15; 2 Samuel 18:14; סְגוֺד לִבָּם Hosea 13:8; antithesis with בָּשָׂר Proverbs 14:30; Ecclesiastes 2:3; head Isaiah 1:5, face Ezekiel 14:3, 4, 7; arm Songs 8:6; hands Ezekiel 22:14; bones Psalm 102:5; eyes 1 Kings 9:3 (= 2 Chronicles 7:16) Jeremiah 22:17; ear Proverbs 22:17; Proverbs 23:12; mouth Psalm 55:22; lips Isaiah 29:13; אֲנִי יְשֵׁינָה וְלִבִּי עֵר I slept but my heart waked Songs 5:2.
2. the inner man, indefinite, soul, comprehending mind, affections and will, with occasional emphasis of one or the other by means of certain verbs: בכל לב 1 Kings 8:23 (= 2 Chronicles 6:14) Psalm 9:2; Psalm 119:2; Psalm 119:10; Psalm 119:34; Psalm 119:58; Psalm 119:69; Psalm 119:145; Psalm 138:1; Proverbs 3:5; Jeremiah 3:10; Jeremiah 24:7; עם לב 2 Chronicles 24:4 (see לבב 2); כלב 2 Samuel 7:21 (= 1 Chronicles 17:19) Jeremiah 3:15; תַּעֲלֻמוֺת לֵב secrets of the heart Psalm 44:22; לֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר the heart of kings is unsearchable Proverbs 25:4; הַיֹּצֵר יַחַד לִבָּם Psalm 33:15 etc.
3. specific reference to mind:
†a. מִלֵּב of one's own mind Numbers 16:28; Numbers 24:13 (JE) 1 Kings 12:33; Nehemiah 6:8; Ezekiel 13:2, 17; חֲסַר לֵב destitute of mind Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 7:7; Proverbs 9:4, 16; Proverbs 10:13, 21; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 24:30; לִבּוֺ חָסֵר Ecclesiastes 10:3; אֵין לֵב Jeremiah 5:21; Hosea 7:11; לב אין Proverbs 17:16; קנה לב get a mind Proverbs 15:32; Proverbs 19:8; כֹּחַ לב power of mind Job 36:5; רֹחַב לב breadth of mind 1 Kings 5:9, גנב לב 2 Samuel 15:6; Genesis 31:20 (E? see לבב 3a).
b. knowledge, with † ידע Deuteronomy 29:3; Proverbs 14:10; Proverbs 22:17; Ecclesiastes 1:17; Ecclesiastes 7:22, 25; Ecclesiastes 8:5, 16; Jeremiah 24:7; ראה Psalm 66:18; Ecclesiastes 1:16; חָכַם לב mind is wise Proverbs 23:15; † לֵב חָכָם wise mind 1 Kings 3:12; Proverbs 16:23; Ecclesiastes 8:5; † חֲכַם לֵב Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:10; Exodus 36:1, 2, 8 (P) Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 16:21; † חַכְמֵי לֵב Exodus 28:3 (P) Job 37:24; חכמת לב Exodus 35:25, 35 (P); לב חכמים Ecclesiastes 7:4; Ecclesiastes 10:2; לב כסילים Proverbs 12:23; Proverbs 15:7; Ecclesiastes 7:4; Ecclesiastes 10:2; with חכמה Exodus 36:2 (P) 1 Kings 10:24 (= 2 Chronicles 9:23) Proverbs 2:10; Proverbs 17:16; Ecclesiastes 2:3; † לֵב נָבוֺן intelligent mind Proverbs 14:33; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 18:15; with הבין Proverbs 8:5; תְּבוּנָה Proverbs 2:2; שָׂ֑כֶל Job 17:4 etc.
c. thinking, reflection, with חשׁב Psalm 140:3; Proverbs 16:9; מחשׁבות Genesis 6:5 (J) Psalm 33:11; Proverbs 6:18; Proverbs 19:21 compare Genesis 8:21 (J); הגה muse, study Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 24:2; Isaiah 33:18; Isaiah 59:13; הגיון Psalm 19:15; הָגוּת Psalm 49:4; שׂם לב set the mind, consider Isaiah 41:22; Ezekiel 44:5, with לְ 1 Samuel 9:20; 2 Samuel 13:20; Ezekiel 40:4; Ezekiel 44:5; אֶל Exodus 9:21 (J) 1 Samuel 24:25 [1 Samuel 24:5 ?]; 2 Samuel 18:3 (twice in verse); Job 2:3; Job 34:14; עַל Job 1:8; שׁת לב Psalm 62:10; Proverbs 22:17; Proverbs 24:32, with לְ Exodus 7:23 (JE) 1 Samuel 4:20; Psalm 48:14; Proverbs 27:23; Jeremiah 31:21, אֶל Job 7:17.
d. memory † השׁיב אל לב call to mind Isaiah 44:19; Lamentations 3:21; על לב Isaiah 46:8; † עלה על לב come into mind (occur to one) Isaiah 65:17; Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 7:31; Jeremiah 19:5; Jeremiah 32:35 (compare Acts 7:23), so בא על לב 2 Chronicles 7:11; † שׂם על לב lay to heart Isaiah 42:25; Isaiah 47:7; Isaiah 57:1, 11; Jeremiah 12:11; Malachi 2:2 (twice in verse); Daniel 1:8; אל לב 2 Samuel 13:33; 2 Samuel 19:20 כתב על לב Jeremiah 31:33; קשׁר על לב Proverbs 6:21; † לוּחַ לֵב tablet of the memory Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 7:3; Jeremiah 17:1; נִשְׁכַּחְתִּי כְּמֵת מִלֵּב I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind Psalm 31:13.
4. specific reference to inclinations, resolutions and determinations of the will; † הכין לב set the mind 2 Chronicles 12:14; Psalm 10:17; Psalm 78:8; Job 11:13; † נכון לב Psalm 57:8 (twice in verse) (= Psalm 108:2) Psalm 78:37; Psalm 112:7; † נתן לב לְ Ecclesiastes 1:13, 17; Ecclesiastes 7:21; Ecclesiastes 8:9, 16; † נתן אל לב Ecclesiastes 7:2; Ecclesiastes 9:1; Nehemiah 2:12; Nehemiah 7:5 בלב Exodus 35:34 (P) Ezra 7:27; Ecclesiastes 3:11; † אֲשֶׁרנְֿשָׂאוֺ לִבּוֺ whose heart stirred him up Exodus 35:21; Exodus 36:2; compare Exodus 35:26 (all P); † נְדִיב לֵב willing of mind Exodus 35:5, 22 (P) 2 Chronicles 29:31 compare Exodus 25:2; Exodus 35:29 (P); † נטה לב אחריּ inclined to follow Judges 9:3; Psalm 119:112; † הטה לב 1 Kings 11:3; Psalm 119:36; Psalm 141:4 compare 2 Samuel 15:13: — גְּדֹלִים חִקְקֵילֵֿב great resolves of heart Judges 5:15 etc.
5. specific reference to conscience, וַיַּךְ לֵב דָּוִד אֹתוֺ and David's heart (conscience) smote him 1 Samuel 24:6; מִכְשׁוֺל לֵב offence of conscience 1 Samuel 25:31.
6. specific reference to moral character, God tries the heart Psalm 17:3; Jeremiah 12:3; sees the heart and reins Jeremiah 20:12, tries them Psalm 7:10; Jeremiah 11:20, refines them Psalm 26:2; searches the heart and tries the reins Jeremiah 17:10.
a. ישֶׁרלִֿבִּי Job 33:3; יִשְׁרֵי לֵב Psalm 7:11; Psalm 11:2; Psalm 32:11; Psalm 36:11; Psalm 64:11 (all with דָּוִד in title), Psalm 94:15; Psalm 97:11; † לֵב שָׁלֵם 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:9; Isaiah 38:3 (all originally לבב, see לבב 6a); נִשְׁבְּרֵילֵֿב broken of heart Psalm 34:19; Isaiah 61:1; לֵבנִֿשְׁבָּר Psalm 51:19; שְׁבוּרֵי לֵב Psalm 147:3; לֵב נִדְכָּאִים Isaiah 57:15; לֵב טָהוֺר clean heart Psalm 51:12; לֵב חָדָשׁ new heart Ezekiel 18:21; Ezekiel 36:26 (probably also Ezekiel 11:19 for אֶחָד see Co) etc.
b. לֵב רָע evil heart Proverbs 26:23; חַנְפֵילֵֿב godless in heart Job 36:13; עקּשׁ(י) לב perverse in heart Proverbs 11:20; Proverbs 17:20; תַּרְמִת לִבָּם deceit of their heart Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:26; בלב ולב with a double heart Psalm 12:3 etc.
c. seat of pride Proverbs 21:4; Jeremiah 48:29; Jeremiah 49:16; Hosea 13:6; Obadiah 3 גְּבַהּלֵֿב Proverbs 16:5; גֹּבַהּ לב 2 Chronicles 32:26; גָּבַהּ לֵב 2 Chronicles 26:16; 32:25; Psalm 131:1; Proverbs 18:12; Ezekiel 28:2, 17.
d. the heart is uncircumcised Jeremiah 9:25; Ezekiel 44:7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 44:9 and hardened: חזּק לב Exodus 4:21; Exodus 10:20, 27 (E), Exodus 9:12; Exodus 11:10; Exodus 14:4, 8, 17 (P), Joshua 11:20 (D2 ?); יֶחֱזַק לֵב Exodus 7:13, 22; Exodus 8:15; Exodus 9:35 (P); חִזְקֵילֵֿב Ezekiel 2:4; הקשׁה לב Exodus 7:3 (P) Proverbs 28:14; קְשֵׁילֵֿב Ezekiel 3:7; הכביד לב Exodus 8:11; Exodus 8:28; Exodus 9:34; Exodus 10:1 (J); כָּבֵד לב Exodus 7:14; Exodus 9:7 (J); כּכּד לב 1 Samuel 6:6; הַשְׁמֵן לֵבהָֿעָם הַזֶה make the heart of this people fat Isaiah 6:10 (?); שְׁרִ(י)רוּת לֵב Deuteronomy 29:18; Psalm 81:13 after Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 7:24; Jeremiah 9:13; Jeremiah 11:8; Jeremiah 13:10; Jeremiah 16:12; Jeremiah 18:12; Jeremiah 23:17; לב האבן the heart of stone Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26 etc.
7. for the man himself, אמר בלב Genesis 17:17 (P), Genesis 27:41 (JE), 1 Kings 12:26; Esther 6:6; Psalm 10:6; Psalm 10:11; Psalm 10:13; Psalm 14:1 (= Psalm 53:2) Psalm 35:25; Psalm 74:8; Ecclesiastes 2:1, 15; Ecclesiastes 3:17, 18; Isaiah 47:10; Obadiah 3; Zechariah 12:5; אֶללֿב Genesis 8:21 (J) 1 Samuel 27:1; דבּר בלב Ecclesiastes 2:15; אֶללֿב Genesis 24:45 (J); עַל לב 1 Samuel 1:13 (?); עִם לב Ecclesiastes 1:16; לִבִּי בְּקֶרֶב לָרָשָׁע נְאֻם־פֶּשַׁע Psalm 36:2.
8. as seat of appetites, סְעַד לב stay the heart (with bread) Genesis 18:5 (J) Judges 19:5.
9. as seat of the emotions and passions:
a. of joy and gladness, in various combinations of טוב, Judges 16:25; Judges 18:20; Judges 19:6, 22; Ruth 3:7; 1 Samuel 25:36; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 8:66(= 2 Chronicles 7:10) 2 Chronicles 21:7; Esther 1:10; Esther 5:9; Proverbs 15:15; Ecclesiastes 7:3; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Isaiah 65:14; various combinations of שׂמח, Exodus 4:14 (J) 1 Chronicles 16:10 (= Psalm 105:3) Psalm 4:8; Psalm 16:9; Psalm 19:9; Psalm 33:21; Proverbs 15:13, 30; Proverbs 17:22; Proverbs 27:9, 11; Ecclesiastes 2:10 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 5:19; Songs 3:11; Isaiah 24:7; Zechariah 10:7; שׂישׂ Psalm 119:111; Isaiah 66:14; Lamentations 5:15; עלץ 1 Samuel 2:1; עלז Psalm 28:7; Zephaniah 3:14; רנן Job 29:13; גיל Psalm 13:6; Psalm 24:17; Zechariah 10:7; of desire, Psalm 21:3; Psalm 37:4; דבּר עַל לֵב speak unto the heart (kindly) Genesis 34:3; Genesis 50:21 (JE) Judges 19:3; 2 Samuel 19:8; 2 Chronicles 30:22; Isaiah 40:2; Hosea 2:16; Ruth 2:13.
b. of trouble 2 Kings 6:11; Isaiah 65:14, sorrow Nehemiah 2:2; Proverbs 14:3, pain Psalm 55:5. vexation Ecclesiastes 11:10, trembling Deuteronomy 28:65 (?) 1 Samuel 28:3, faintness Lamentations 5:17; it is wounded Psalm 109:22 dies within one out of fear 1 Samuel 25:37 etc.; לב נמס the heart melteth (in fear) 2 Samuel 17:10; Psalm 22:15; Ezekiel 21:12; Nahum 2:11.
† 10. seat of courage: יַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ let thine heart take courage Psalm 27:14; אַמִּיץ לִבּוֺ Amos 2:16; אַבִּירֵי לֵב stout-hearted Psalm 76:6; Isaiah 46:12; לִבּוֺ יָצוּק כְּמוֺאֶֿבֶן his heart as firm as a stone Job 41:16; לִבוֺ כְּלֵב הָאַרְיֵה his heart as the heart of the lion 2 Samuel 17:10.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3821.
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Genesis

6:5; 6:5; 8:2; 8:5; 8:21; 8:21; 8:21; 17:17; 18:5; 24:45; 24:45; 27:41; 31:20; 34:3; 42:28; 50:21

Exodus

4:14; 4:21; 7:3; 7:13; 7:14; 7:22; 7:23; 8:11; 8:15; 8:28; 9:7; 9:12; 9:14; 9:21; 9:34; 9:35; 10:1; 10:20; 10:27; 11:10; 14:4; 14:8; 14:17; 15:8; 15:8; 25:2; 28:3; 28:3; 28:29; 28:30; 31:6; 35:5; 35:10; 35:21; 35:22; 35:25; 35:26; 35:26; 35:29; 35:34; 35:35; 36:1; 36:2; 36:2; 36:2; 36:8

Numbers

16:28; 24:13

Deuteronomy

28:65; 29:3; 29:18

Joshua

11:20

Judges

5:15; 9:3; 16:25; 18:20; 19:3; 19:3; 19:5; 19:6; 19:6; 19:22

Ruth

2:13; 3:7

1 Samuel

1:13; 2:1; 4:20; 6:6; 9:20; 24:5; 24:6; 25:31; 25:36; 25:37; 27:1; 28:3

2 Samuel

7:21; 13:20; 13:28; 13:33; 15:6; 15:13; 17:10; 17:10; 18:3; 18:14; 18:14; 19:8; 19:20

1 Kings

3:12; 5:9; 8:23; 8:66; 9:3; 10:24; 11:3; 12:26; 12:33

2 Kings

6:11; 9:24

1 Chronicles

16:10; 17:19; 28:9; 29:9

2 Chronicles

6:14; 7:10; 7:11; 7:16; 9:23; 12:14; 21:7; 24:4; 26:16; 29:31; 30:22; 32:25; 32:26

Ezra

7:27

Nehemiah

2:2; 2:12; 6:8; 7:5

Esther

1:10; 5:9; 6:6

Job

1:8; 2:3; 7:17; 11:13; 17:4; 29:13; 33:3; 34:14; 36:5; 36:13; 37:24; 41:16

Psalms

4:8; 7:10; 7:10; 7:11; 9:2; 10:6; 10:11; 10:13; 10:17; 11:2; 12:3; 13:6; 14:1; 16:9; 17:3; 19:9; 21:3; 22:15; 22:15; 26:2; 27:14; 28:7; 31:13; 32:11; 33:11; 33:15; 33:21; 34:19; 35:25; 36:2; 36:11; 37:4; 37:15; 44:22; 45:2; 46:3; 48:14; 49:4; 51:12; 51:19; 53:2; 55:5; 55:22; 57:8; 62:10; 66:18; 74:8; 76:6; 78:8; 78:37; 81:13; 84:3; 94:15; 97:11; 102:5; 105:3; 108:2; 109:22; 112:7; 119:2; 119:10; 119:34; 119:36; 119:58; 119:69; 119:111; 119:112; 119:145; 125:4; 131:1; 138:1; 140:3; 141:4; 147:3

Proverbs

2:2; 2:10; 3:3; 3:5; 6:18; 6:21; 6:32; 7:3; 7:7; 8:5; 9:4; 9:16; 10:8; 10:13; 10:21; 11:12; 11:20; 11:29; 12:11; 12:23; 12:25; 14:3; 14:10; 14:30; 14:33; 15:7; 15:11; 15:13; 15:14; 15:15; 15:21; 15:28; 15:30; 15:32; 16:5; 16:9; 16:21; 16:23; 17:16; 17:16; 17:18; 17:20; 17:22; 18:12; 18:15; 19:8; 19:21; 21:4; 22:17; 22:17; 22:17; 23:12; 23:15; 23:15; 23:34; 24:2; 24:30; 24:32; 25:4; 26:23; 27:9; 27:11; 27:23; 28:14; 30:19

Ecclesiastes

1:13; 1:16; 1:16; 1:17; 1:17; 2:1; 2:3; 2:3; 2:10; 2:15; 2:15; 3:11; 3:17; 3:18; 5:19; 7:2; 7:3; 7:4; 7:4; 7:21; 7:22; 7:25; 8:5; 8:5; 8:9; 8:16; 8:16; 9:1; 9:7; 10:2; 10:2; 10:3; 11:9; 11:10

Song of Songs

3:11; 5:2; 8:6

Isaiah

1:5; 6:10; 24:7; 29:13; 33:18; 38:3; 40:2; 41:22; 41:22; 42:25; 44:18; 44:19; 46:8; 46:12; 47:7; 47:7; 47:10; 57:1; 57:11; 57:15; 59:13; 61:1; 65:14; 65:14; 65:17; 66:14

Jeremiah

3:10; 3:15; 3:16; 3:17; 4:19; 5:21; 7:24; 7:31; 9:13; 9:25; 11:8; 11:20; 12:3; 12:11; 13:10; 14:14; 16:12; 17:1; 17:10; 18:12; 19:5; 20:12; 22:17; 23:17; 23:26; 24:7; 24:7; 31:21; 31:33; 32:35; 48:29; 49:16; 49:22

Lamentations

3:21; 5:15; 5:17

Ezekiel

2:4; 3:7; 11:19; 11:19; 13:2; 13:17; 13:17; 14:3; 14:4; 14:7; 18:21; 21:12; 22:14; 27:4; 27:25; 27:26; 27:27; 28:2; 28:2; 28:8; 28:17; 36:26; 36:26; 40:4; 44:5; 44:5; 44:7; 44:9

Daniel

1:8

Hosea

2:16; 7:11; 13:6; 13:8

Amos

2:16

Obadiah

1:3; 1:3

Nahum

2:11

Zephaniah

3:14

Zechariah

10:7; 10:7; 12:5

Malachi

2:2

Acts

7:23

H3820

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3820 matches the Hebrew לֵב (lēḇ),
which occurs 596 times in 552 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:33 - Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king’s sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:1 - Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart went out to Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:6 - Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:13 - And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:10 - Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3 - But the men said, “You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:7 - Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:19 - and said to the king, “Let not my lord hold me guilty or remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. Do not let the king take it to heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10 - But David’s heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O LORD, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:9 - Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:12 - behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:23 - and said, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:47 - yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:66

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:66 - On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:3 - And the LORD said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24 - And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:3 - He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:26 - And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:27 - If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:33 - He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised from his own heart. And he instituted a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar to make offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:37 - Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:7 - And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:26 - But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:11 - And the mind of the king of Syria was greatly troubled because of this thing, and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me who of us is for the king of Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart, and he sank in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:4 - Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things that is brought into the house of the LORD, the money for which each man is assessed—the money from the assessment of persons—and the money that a man’s heart prompts him to bring into the house of the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:10 - You have indeed struck down Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home, for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:3 - And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:33 - Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David[fn] with singleness of purpose.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:38 - All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:29 - And as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:10 - Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:19 - For your servant’s sake, O LORD, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:9 - “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:9 - Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:14 - and said, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:38 - if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity to which they were carried captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:10 - On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity[fn] that the LORD had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:11 - Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king’s house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the LORD and in his own house he successfully accomplished.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:16 - For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:23 - And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14 - And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:6 - His heart was courageous in the ways of the LORD. And furthermore, he took the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:4 - After this Joash decided to restore the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:19 - You say, ‘See, I[fn] have struck down Edom,’ and your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the LORD his God and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:31 - Then Hezekiah said, “You have now consecrated yourselves to[fn] the LORD. Come near; bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:12 - The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the LORD.

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