Libbah לִבָּה
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| לִבָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | libbah |
| Strong's number | H3826 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | heart |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (4) |
Libbah (Hebrew לִבָּה, Strong's H3826) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “heart”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
heart
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hearts (6), heart (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hearts (4), heart (2), is your heart (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Libbah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 7:9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
- Psalm 125:4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 15:11Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men!
- Proverbs 17:3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- Proverbs 24:12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 16:30How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).