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H3820 לֵב (lêb) labe
Hebrew
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Biblical Persons & Places

Leb-kamai Leb-kamai
A location only mentioned at Jer.51.1; Combined with -kamai (לֵב קָמָי). Leb-kamai is a code word for "Kasdim" ie "Chaldean", another name for Babylonian. Decoding is by Atbash", where the first letter A = the last letter T, the 2nd B is the 2nd to last Sh etc.

Strong's Definition

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

Derivation: a form of H3824 (לֵבָב);

KJV Usage: [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.

TWOT Reference: 1071a

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

לֵב lêb BDB 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 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a form of H3824 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1071a Total KJV Occurrences: 595

Bible Occurrences (548)

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