לֵבָב
le.vav
1. inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding
a. inner part, midst
1. midst (of things)
2. heart (of man)
3. soul, heart (of man)
4. mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
5. inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
6. conscience
7. heart (of moral character)
8. as seat of appetites
9. as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage
Aramaic equivalent: le.vav (לְבַב "heart" H3825)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
Translated as (BSB)
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Concordance 230 verses
- 1 Chronicles 17:2 בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖
And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:7 לְבָבִ֔י
“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 לְבַבְכֶם֙
Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:2 לְבָבִ֡י
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 לְבָבוֹת֙
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 לֵבָ֔בלְבָבִי֙
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
- 1 Chronicles 29:18 לְבַ֣בלְבָבָ֖ם
O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
- 1 Chronicles 29:19 לֵבָ֣ב
And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:11 לְבָבֶ֗ךָ
God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or glory for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—
- 2 Chronicles 6:7 לְבַ֖ב
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 6:8 לְבָ֣בְךָ֔לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
- 2 Chronicles 6:30 לְבָב֑וֹלְבַ֖ב
be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men—
- 2 Chronicles 6:37 לְבָבָ֔ם
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
- 2 Chronicles 9:1 לְבָבָֽהּ׃
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
- 2 Chronicles 11:16 לְבָבָ֔ם
Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 13:7 לֵבָ֔ב
Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12 לְבָבָ֖ם
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15 לְבָבָם֙
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17 לְבַב־
The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 לְבָבָ֥ם
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:3 לְבָבְךָ֖
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:9 וּבְלֵבָ֥ב
He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 20:33 לְבָבָ֔ם
The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 22:9 לְבָב֑וֹ
Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
- 2 Chronicles 25:2 בְּלֵבָ֥ב
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
- 2 Chronicles 29:10 לְבָבִ֔י
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
- 2 Chronicles 29:34 לֵבָ֔ב
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
- 2 Chronicles 30:19 לְבָב֣וֹ
who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
- 2 Chronicles 31:21 לְבָב֥וֹ
He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
- 2 Chronicles 32:6 לְבָבָ֖ם
Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 32:31 בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
- 2 Chronicles 34:27 לְבָ֨בְךָ֜
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 34:31 לְבָב֖וֹ
So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.
- 2 Chronicles 36:13 לְבָב֔וֹ
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Ezra 7:10 לְבָב֔וֹ
For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
- Nehemiah 9:8 לְבָבוֹ֮
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
- Job 1:5 בִּלְבָבָ֑ם
And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
- Job 9:4 לֵ֭בָב
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
- Job 10:13 בִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ
Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:
- Job 12:3 לֵבָ֨ב׀
But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
- Job 17:11 לְבָבִֽי׃
My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart.
- Job 22:22 בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃
Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
- Job 27:6 לְ֝בָבִ֗י
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
- Job 34:10 לֵבָ֗ב
Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
- Job 34:34 לֵ֭בָב
Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
- Psalms 4:4 בִ֭לְבַבְכֶם
Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- Psalms 13:2 בִּלְבָבִ֣י
How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
- Psalms 15:2 בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
- Psalms 20:4 כִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
- Psalms 22:26 לְבַבְכֶ֣ם
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!