Hebrew word study

לֵבָבlêbâb the heart (as the most interior organ)

Pronounced “lay-bawb'

the heart (as the most interior organ);

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, unawares, understanding.

Appears 250 times in Scripture

Origin: from H3823 (לָבַב); used also like H3820 (לֵב)

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Where it appears

Genesis 3×
Genesis 20:5Genesis 20:6Genesis 31:26
Exodus 1×
Exodus 14:5
Leviticus 3×
Leviticus 19:17Leviticus 26:36Leviticus 26:41
Numbers 1×
Numbers 15:39
Deuteronomy 46×
Deuteronomy 2:30Deuteronomy 4:9Deuteronomy 4:29Deuteronomy 4:39Deuteronomy 5:29Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:6Deuteronomy 7:17Deuteronomy 8:2Deuteronomy 8:5Deuteronomy 8:14Deuteronomy 8:17Deuteronomy 9:4Deuteronomy 9:5Deuteronomy 10:12Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 11:13Deuteronomy 11:16Deuteronomy 11:18Deuteronomy 13:3Deuteronomy 15:7Deuteronomy 15:9Deuteronomy 15:10Deuteronomy 17:17Deuteronomy 17:20+ 21 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua 7×
Joshua 2:11Joshua 5:1Joshua 7:5Joshua 14:7Joshua 22:5Joshua 23:14Joshua 24:23
Judges 2×
Judges 19:8Judges 19:9
1 Samuel 14×
1 Sam 1:81 Sam 2:351 Sam 6:61 Sam 7:31 Sam 9:191 Sam 12:201 Sam 12:241 Sam 13:141 Sam 14:71 Sam 16:71 Sam 17:281 Sam 21:12+ 2 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel 2×
2 Sam 7:32 Sam 19:14
1 Kings 23×
1 Ki 2:41 Ki 2:441 Ki 3:61 Ki 8:171 Ki 8:181 Ki 8:381 Ki 8:391 Ki 8:481 Ki 8:581 Ki 8:611 Ki 9:41 Ki 10:21 Ki 11:21 Ki 11:41 Ki 11:91 Ki 14:81 Ki 15:31 Ki 15:14+ 5 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings 8×
2 Ki 10:152 Ki 10:302 Ki 10:312 Ki 20:32 Ki 22:192 Ki 23:25+ 2 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles 12×
1 Chr 12:171 Chr 12:381 Chr 17:21 Chr 22:71 Chr 22:191 Chr 28:21 Chr 28:91 Chr 29:171 Chr 29:181 Chr 29:19+ 2 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 28×
2 Chr 1:112 Chr 6:72 Chr 6:82 Chr 6:302 Chr 6:372 Chr 9:12 Chr 11:162 Chr 13:72 Chr 15:122 Chr 15:152 Chr 15:172 Chr 16:92 Chr 19:32 Chr 19:92 Chr 20:332 Chr 22:92 Chr 25:22 Chr 29:102 Chr 29:342 Chr 30:192 Chr 31:212 Chr 32:62 Chr 32:312 Chr 34:272 Chr 34:31+ 3 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra 1×
Ezra 7:10
Nehemiah 1×
Nehemiah 9:8
Job 9×
Job 1:5Job 9:4Job 10:13Job 12:3Job 17:11Job 22:22Job 27:6Job 34:10Job 34:34
Psalms 35×
Psalms 4:4Psalms 13:2Psalms 15:2Psalms 20:4Psalms 22:26Psalms 24:4Psalms 25:17Psalms 28:3Psalms 31:24Psalms 62:8Psalms 69:32Psalms 73:1Psalms 73:7Psalms 73:13Psalms 73:21Psalms 73:26Psalms 77:6Psalms 78:18Psalms 78:72Psalms 84:5Psalms 86:11Psalms 86:12Psalms 90:12Psalms 95:8Psalms 95:10+ 10 more in Psalms
Proverbs 2×
Proverbs 4:21Proverbs 6:25
Isaiah 18×
Isaiah 1:5Isaiah 6:10Isaiah 7:2Isaiah 7:4Isaiah 9:9Isaiah 10:7Isaiah 10:12Isaiah 13:7Isaiah 14:13Isaiah 19:1Isaiah 21:4Isaiah 30:29Isaiah 32:4Isaiah 47:8Isaiah 49:21Isaiah 60:5+ 2 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah 8×
Jeremiah 4:4Jeremiah 5:24Jeremiah 13:22Jeremiah 15:16Jeremiah 29:13Jeremiah 32:40Jeremiah 51:46Jeremiah 51:50
Lamentations 1×
Lam 3:41
Ezekiel 6×
Ezekiel 3:10Ezekiel 28:5Ezekiel 28:6Ezekiel 31:10Ezekiel 36:5Ezekiel 38:10
Daniel 5×
Daniel 8:25Daniel 11:12Daniel 11:25Daniel 11:27Daniel 11:28
Hosea 1×
Hosea 7:2
Joel 2×
Joel 2:12Joel 2:13
Jonah 1×
Jonah 2:3
Nahum 1×
Nahum 2:7
Zephaniah 2×
Zeph 1:12Zeph 2:15
Haggai 5×
Haggai 1:5Haggai 1:7Haggai 2:15Haggai 2:18+ 1 more in Haggai
Zechariah 2×
Zech 7:10Zech 8:17

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