Word Study · Strong's H3826 · Hebrew
לִבָּה
libbah
lib-baw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: libbâh
“the heart”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the heart
Rendered in the KJV as
heart.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- לִבּ֣וֹת2
- בְּלִבּוֹתָֽם׃1
- לִ֭בּ֗וֹת1
- לִבּ֥וֹת1
- לִבּ֨וֹת׀1
- לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ1
How it is rendered · 4
- hearts4
- [is] anger your1
- [the] hearts of1
- in hearts their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · feminine plural4
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpa · 4
- HNcfpc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp2fs · 1
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 7:9לִ֭בּ֗וֹתlibotnoun · feminine pluralPut an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.here: hearts
- Psalms 125:4בְּלִבּוֹתָֽם׃belibotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralDo good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.here: in hearts their
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 15:11לִבּ֥וֹתlibotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men!here: [the] hearts of
- Proverbs 17:3לִבּ֣וֹתlibotnoun · feminine pluralA crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.here: hearts
- Proverbs 21:2לִבּ֣וֹתlibotnoun · feminine pluralAll a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.here: hearts
- Proverbs 24:12לִבּ֨וֹת׀libotnoun · feminine pluralIf 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?here: hearts
