Hebrew · Strong's H3820 · Noun (masculine)

לֵב

lev

heart

594times used
550verses
33books

How it's translated

Definition

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

1a) inner part, midst

1a1) midst (of things)

1a2) heart (of man)

1a3) soul, heart (of man)

1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory

1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)

1a6) conscience

Between Hebrew and Greek

The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:

Where it appears

Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi

…and 23 more books.

Every verse

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English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.