לֵב

levheart
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine595 occurrences33 books551 verses
This word comes from the name of Chaldea.

Definition

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
Traditional renderings: 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.

Glossary entries

Chaldea, Chaldeans

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

595 total
  1. Jeremiah 23:26 (2×)בְּלֵ֥ב · in the hearts; לִבָּֽם׃ · of their own minds
    How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?
  2. Jeremiah 24:7 (2×)לֵ֜ב · a heart; לִבָּֽם׃ס · their heart
    I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
  3. Jeremiah 30:21לִבּ֛וֹ · on his own
    Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.
  4. Jeremiah 30:24לִבּ֑וֹ · of His heart
    The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.
  5. Jeremiah 31:21לִבֵּ֔ךְ
    “Set up the road markers, put up the signposts. Keep the highway in mind, the road you have traveled. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to these cities of yours.
  6. Jeremiah 31:33לִבָּ֖ם · their hearts
    “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  7. Jeremiah 32:35לִבִּ֔י · My mind
    They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.
  8. Jeremiah 32:39לֵ֤ב · heart
    I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
  9. Jeremiah 32:41לִבִּ֖י · My heart
    Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
  10. Jeremiah 44:21לִבּֽוֹ׃ · mind
    “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
  11. Jeremiah 48:29לִבּֽוֹ׃ · of heart
    We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
  12. Jeremiah 48:36 (2×)לִבִּ֤י · My heart; וְלִבִּי֙ · [it]
    Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
  13. Jeremiah 48:41 (2×)לֵ֞ב · the heart; כְּלֵ֖ב · like the heart
    Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  14. Jeremiah 49:16לִבֶּ֔ךָ · heart
    The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
  15. Jeremiah 49:22 (2×)לֵ֞ב · the hearts; כְּלֵ֖ב · like the heart
    Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  16. Jeremiah 51:1לֵ֣ב · of Leb-kamai
    This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
  17. Lamentations 1:20לִבִּי֙ · my heart
    See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.
  18. Lamentations 1:22וְלִבִּ֥י · and my heart
    Let all their wickedness come before You, and deal with them as You have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. For my groans are many, and my heart is faint.
  19. Lamentations 2:18לִבָּ֖ם · The hearts [of the people]
    The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.
  20. Lamentations 2:19לִבֵּ֔ךְ · your heart
    Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.
  21. Lamentations 3:21לִבִּ֖י · mind
    Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
  22. Lamentations 3:33מִלִּבּ֔וֹ · willingly
    For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
  23. Lamentations 3:65לֵ֔ב · over their hearts
    Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
  24. Lamentations 5:15לִבֵּ֔נוּ · our hearts
    Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
  25. Lamentations 5:17לִבֵּ֔נוּ · our hearts
    Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
  26. Ezekiel 2:4לֵ֔ב
    They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
  27. Ezekiel 3:7לֵ֖ב
    But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
  28. Ezekiel 6:9לִבָּ֣ם · hearts
    Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.
  29. Ezekiel 11:19 (3×)לֵ֣ב · of heart; לֵ֤ב · their heart; לֵ֥ב · a heart
    And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
  30. Ezekiel 11:21 (2×)לֵ֧ב · those whose hearts; לִבָּ֣ם
    But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”
  31. Ezekiel 13:2מִלִּבָּ֔ם · out of their own imagination
    “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!
  32. Ezekiel 13:17מִֽלִּבְּהֶ֑ן · out of their own imagination
    Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
  33. Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  34. Ezekiel 14:3לִבָּ֔ם · their hearts
    “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?
  35. Ezekiel 14:4לִבּ֗וֹ · his heart
    Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,
  36. Ezekiel 14:5בְּלִבָּ֑ם · of the hearts
    …so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’
  37. Ezekiel 14:7לִבּ֔וֹ · his heart
    For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
  38. Ezekiel 18:31לֵ֥ב · heart
    Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
  39. Ezekiel 20:16לִבָּ֥ם · their hearts
    …because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.
  40. Ezekiel 21:7לֵב֩ · heart
    And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
  41. Ezekiel 21:15לֵ֗ב · their hearts
    So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.
  42. Ezekiel 22:14לִבֵּךְ֙ · Will your courage
    Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.