לֵב (lev) means “heart” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: labe Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
לֵב · lev · heart
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 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage
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לֵב · lev · Leb
§ Leb- = "heart of" (probably a cryptic name for Babylon by Atbash)
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a form of H3824 (לֵבָב); the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV glosses: [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| heart | 74 |
| my heart | 53 |
| his heart | 24 |
| their hearts | 21 |
| your heart | 19 |
| the heart | 17 |
| in heart | 16 |
| hearts | 12 |
| in his heart | 11 |
| the hearts | 11 |
| judgment | 10 |
| my mind | 9 |
| in the heart | 7 |
| of heart | 7 |
| of his heart | 7 |
| mind | 6 |
| and my heart | 5 |
| of your heart | 5 |
| our hearts | 5 |
| their heart | 5 |
| to himself | 5 |
| a heart | 4 |
| in my heart | 4 |
| in their hearts | 4 |
| let your heart | 4 |
| of the heart | 4 |
| to myself | 4 |
| and mind | 3 |
| but the heart | 3 |
| his mind | 3 |
| in your heart | 3 |
| of my heart | 3 |
| to heart | 3 |
| whose heart | 3 |
| a mind | 2 |
| and according to your own heart | 2 |
| and his heart | 2 |
| and let your heart | 2 |
| and the hearts | 2 |
| and your heart | 2 |
| but my heart | 2 |
| conscience | 2 |
| from your heart | 2 |
| her heart | 2 |
| in her heart | 2 |
| in your hearts | 2 |
| into the heart | 2 |
| is in his heart | 2 |
| kindly | 2 |
| let the hearts | 2 |
| like the heart | 2 |
| my own heart | 2 |
| of their hearts | 2 |
| of their own minds | 2 |
| out of their own imagination | 2 |
| to the heart | 2 |
| understanding | 2 |
| vvv | 2 |
| whose hearts | 2 |
| you | 2 |
| your mind | 2 |
| a calebite | 1 |
| and a double heart | 1 |
| and after serious | 1 |
| and closed their minds | 1 |
| and heart | 1 |
| and my mind | 1 |
| and the heart | 1 |
| and the lord | 1 |
| and their hearts | 1 |
| and understanding | 1 |
| and with wholehearted | 1 |
| and your mind | 1 |
| anything of my own accord | 1 |
| are in the heart | 1 |
| as that | 1 |
| as the heart | 1 |
| attention | 1 |
| but his heart | 1 |
| but let your heart | 1 |
| but their hearts | 1 |
| comfort to | 1 |
| fill his heart | 1 |
| for the heart | 1 |
| from the heart | 1 |
| from their hearts | 1 |
| from their own minds | 1 |
| from their understanding | 1 |
| has made my heart | 1 |
| has your heart | 1 |
| he | 1 |
| himself | 1 |
| his chest | 1 |
| his opinions | 1 |
| his sense | 1 |
| i have kept my heart | 1 |
| if my heart | 1 |
| in both heart | 1 |
| in himself | 1 |
| in my chest | 1 |
| in the hearts | 1 |
| in the hearts of men | 1 |
| in your own mind | 1 |
| intention | 1 |
| into the depths | 1 |
| is in the hearts | 1 |
| it | 1 |
| made the hearts | 1 |
| make the hearts | 1 |
| makes the heart | 1 |
| may my heart | 1 |
| men | 1 |
| my own doing | 1 |
| my spirit | 1 |
| myself | 1 |
| of conscience | 1 |
| of his hearts | 1 |
| of his own heart | 1 |
| of judgment | 1 |
| of leb-kamai | 1 |
| of my own heart | 1 |
| of reason | 1 |
| of the hearts | 1 |
| of their own hearts | 1 |
| of understanding | 1 |
| on his own | 1 |
| out of mind | 1 |
| over their hearts | 1 |
| people | 1 |
| so that my heart | 1 |
| so the hearts | 1 |
| spirits | 1 |
| tenderly | 1 |
| the courage | 1 |
| the hearts of the people | 1 |
| their courage | 1 |
| their minds | 1 |
| their own hearts | 1 |
| their senses | 1 |
| theirs | 1 |
| them | 1 |
| themselves | 1 |
| therefore my heart | 1 |
| those whose hearts | 1 |
| through the heart | 1 |
| to my heart | 1 |
| turned his heart | 1 |
| was in my heart | 1 |
| when your heart | 1 |
| whenever my heart | 1 |
| while their hearts | 1 |
| who with one purpose | 1 |
| wholeheartedly | 1 |
| will your courage | 1 |
| willingly | 1 |
| wisdom | 1 |
| with one mind | 1 |
| with the heart | 1 |
| yet his heart | 1 |
| your heart upon them | 1 |
| yourself | 1 |
| yourselves | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| heart | 78 |
| my heart | 29 |
| the heart | 27 |
| in his heart | 25 |
| his heart | 17 |
| thine heart | 17 |
| in heart | 16 |
| of heart | 14 |
| their heart | 12 |
| and the heart | 10 |
| of his heart | 10 |
| in the heart | 9 |
| mine heart | 9 |
| hearted | 7 |
| in mine heart | 7 |
| in the midst | 7 |
| of thine heart | 6 |
| and his heart | 5 |
| and my heart | 5 |
| in my heart | 5 |
| of my heart | 5 |
| of understanding | 5 |
| and mine heart | 4 |
| and thine heart | 4 |
| of their heart | 4 |
| the hearts | 4 |
| their hearts | 4 |
| to heart | 4 |
| understanding | 4 |
| well | 4 |
| whole heart | 4 |
| whose heart | 4 |
| and their heart | 3 |
| but the heart | 3 |
| comfortably | 3 |
| for their heart | 3 |
| in their heart | 3 |
| of the heart | 3 |
| of their own heart | 3 |
| of wisdom | 3 |
| therefore my heart | 3 |
| upon thine heart | 3 |
| with my whole heart | 3 |
| and let not thine heart | 2 |
| and let thine heart | 2 |
| as the heart | 2 |
| but my heart | 2 |
| friendly | 2 |
| her all his heart | 2 |
| him in her heart | 2 |
| in their hearts | 2 |
| in whose heart | 2 |
| into the midst | 2 |
| kindly | 2 |
| let not thine heart | 2 |
| let the heart | 2 |
| not my heart | 2 |
| of his own heart | 2 |
| of mine own mind | 2 |
| our heart | 2 |
| sake and according to thine own heart | 2 |
| them an heart | 2 |
| therefore the heart | 2 |
| to his heart | 2 |
| to mind | 2 |
| to thy heart | 2 |
| upon his heart | 2 |
| wisdom | 2 |
| you an heart | 2 |
| according to mine heart | 1 |
| after the heart | 1 |
| against me my heart | 1 |
| all the merryhearted | 1 |
| also my heart | 1 |
| also thine own heart | 1 |
| an heart | 1 |
| and every heart | 1 |
| and hardhearted | 1 |
| and he that regarded | 1 |
| and in the hearts | 1 |
| and it came to pass when their hearts | 1 |
| and jacobs heart | 1 |
| and let thy heart | 1 |
| and make my heart | 1 |
| and repent | 1 |
| and stiffhearted | 1 |
| and their hearts | 1 |
| and whose heart | 1 |
| and without understanding | 1 |
| as they were making their hearts | 1 |
| at his heart | 1 |
| be as the heart | 1 |
| because thine heart | 1 |
| but let thine heart | 1 |
| but that his heart | 1 |
| can thine heart | 1 |
| considered | 1 |
| courageous | 1 |
| every one whose heart | 1 |
| for his heart | 1 |
| for my heart | 1 |
| for our heart | 1 |
| for this our heart | 1 |
| from the heart | 1 |
| from thy heart | 1 |
| had a mind | 1 |
| hast thou considered | 1 |
| he to thee but his heart | 1 |
| hearted man | 1 |
| hearts | 1 |
| him his hearts | 1 |
| him with the whole heart | 1 |
| his wisdom | 1 |
| i have made my heart | 1 |
| i in my heart | 1 |
| i pray thee regard | 1 |
| if mine heart | 1 |
| if thine heart | 1 |
| in her heart | 1 |
| in his own heart | 1 |
| in their own heart | 1 |
| in thine heart | 1 |
| into his mind | 1 |
| into mind | 1 |
| into mine heart | 1 |
| into my mind | 1 |
| into their own heart | 1 |
| into thine heart | 1 |
| it in their hearts | 1 |
| it into my heart | 1 |
| it into my mind | 1 |
| it to his heart | 1 |
| let my heart | 1 |
| make the heart | 1 |
| maketh my heart | 1 |
| maketh the heart | 1 |
| me all his heart | 1 |
| me thine heart | 1 |
| no heart | 1 |
| no heed | 1 |
| not his heart | 1 |
| not mine heart | 1 |
| not neither did she regard | 1 |
| not of double | 1 |
| not their heart | 1 |
| not thy mind | 1 |
| not to heart | 1 |
| not your heart | 1 |
| of mine heart | 1 |
| of our heart | 1 |
| out of mind | 1 |
| out of their heart | 1 |
| out of their own heart | 1 |
| out of their own hearts | 1 |
| regard | 1 |
| shall be as the heart | 1 |
| shall the heart | 1 |
| so the heart | 1 |
| that his heart | 1 |
| that we may consider | 1 |
| the brokenhearted | 1 |
| the stouthearted | 1 |
| thee in the midst | 1 |
| thee when thine heart | 1 |
| thee with all their heart | 1 |
| thee with all their hearts | 1 |
| thee with my whole heart | 1 |
| them out of thine own heart | 1 |
| them through the heart | 1 |
| then shall the heart | 1 |
| therefore mine heart | 1 |
| they will not care | 1 |
| thy heart | 1 |
| to my mind | 1 |
| to thee with all their heart | 1 |
| unawares | 1 |
| unto all yea also the heart | 1 |
| unto him for his heart | 1 |
| unto me let thine heart | 1 |
| unto me with her whole heart | 1 |
| unto me with their heart | 1 |
| unto me with their whole heart | 1 |
| unto me ye stouthearted | 1 |
| unto the midst | 1 |
| unto thee when my heart | 1 |
| unto their own hearts | 1 |
| unto thine heart | 1 |
| was in mine heart | 1 |
| was minded | 1 |
| when the heart | 1 |
| whose hearts | 1 |
| why doth thine heart | 1 |
| will they care | 1 |
| willingly | 1 |
| with a double | 1 |
| with all the heart | 1 |
| with all thine heart | 1 |
| with his heart | 1 |
| with me made the heart | 1 |
| with mine own heart | 1 |
| with myself | 1 |
| with one consent | 1 |
| within me my heart | 1 |
| without heart | 1 |
| ye comfortably | 1 |
| ye have made the heart | 1 |
| ye well | 1 |
| yea his heart | 1 |
| yea in heart | 1 |
| yea my heart | 1 |
| your heart | 1 |
| your hearts | 1 |
Page 11 of 12. 551 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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,
Read word by wordBut as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”
Read word by word“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!
Read word by wordNow, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
Read word by wordBecause 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,
Read word by word“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?
Read word by wordTherefore 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,
Read word by wordso that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’
Read word by wordFor 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.
Read word by wordCast 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?
Read word by wordbecause they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.
Read word by wordAnd 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.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.12
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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.20
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.
Read word by wordYour borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.
Read word by wordThe ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
Read word by wordYour oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.
Read word by wordYour wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
Read word by word“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
Read word by wordThey will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
Read word by wordYour heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
Read word by word‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.
Read word by wordSo My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
Read word by wordI will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Read word by word“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
Read word by wordThe LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
Read word by wordIn addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.
Read word by wordThis is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.
Read word by wordBut Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
Read word by word“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.16
to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.
Read word by wordFor they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Read word by wordSo Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
Read word by wordThey do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
Read word by wordTheir hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
Read word by wordHow could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
Read word by wordWhen they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
Read word by wordLike a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.
Read word by wordEven the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordThe pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
Read word by wordShe is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.11
Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
Read word by wordThey made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordEphraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
Read word by wordThen the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’
Read word by wordIf you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.
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