לבב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־ב־ב (l-b-b)

From the root ל־ב־ב (l-b-b). From Proto-Semitic *libb-.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leˈvav/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leɪˈvɔv/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leˈvɔv/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leˈvɔv/

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Noun

לֵבָב • (leváv) m (plural indefinite לֵבָבוֹת, singular construct לְבַב־)

1. (flowery or dated) a heart
   • Tanach, Psalms 104:15, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     וְיַיִן יְשַׂמַּח לְֽבַב־אֱנֹושׁ לְהַצְהִיל פָּנִים מִשָּׁמֶן וְלֶחֶם לְֽבַב־אֱנֹושׁ יִסְעָֽד׃

     and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart.

Synonyms

• (more common) לֵב (lev)

Derived terms

• כלבבי

Verb

לִבֵּב • (libév) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ליבב

Further reading

• H3824 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible