What does כֹּל · לֵב mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "with all their heart, wholeheartedly".
Hebrew · H3605, H3820
בְּכָל־לִבָּם
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciation lev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
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What does בְּכָל־לִבָּם (bekhol-libam) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "with all their heart, wholeheartedly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H3820?
H3605, H3820 is connected to 6,013 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. with all their heart, wholeheartedly
Strong's H3605, H3820
Lexical occurrences 6,013 verses Source Gloss
with all their heart, wholeheartedly
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּכָל־לִבָּם is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Sources
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