H3820
Heart
לֵב (lev)
The center of a person — the seat of mind, will, emotions, and spiritual life.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: LEHV
Definition
Lev is the Hebrew word for heart, referring not to the physical organ but to the total inner person — the center of thought, will, emotion, and moral character. The heart is where relationship with God either flourishes or fails.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
Proverbs 4:23
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”Read in context
Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”Read in context
Ezekiel 36:26
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.”Read in context
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