What does לִבָּה mean in the Bible?
לִבָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "the heart".
Hebrew · H3826
לִבָּה
The heart
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לִבָּה H3826
What does לִבָּה mean in the Bible?
לִבָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "the heart".
Full entry for לִבָּה (H3826) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3826?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hearts (2), in heart (1), is your heart (1), of hearts (1), the heart (1).
Where does לִבָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 7:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (4), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It hearts 2× Psalms 7:9, Proverbs 24:12
in heart 1× Psalms 125:4
is your heart 1× Ezekiel 16:30
of hearts 1× Proverbs 17:3
the heart 1× Proverbs 21:2
the hearts 1× Proverbs 15:11
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 7:9 לִ֭בּ֗וֹת to hearts Noun - masculine plural Psalms 125:4 בְּלִבּוֹתָֽם׃ to in heart Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Proverbs 15:11 לִבּ֥וֹת to the hearts Noun - masculine plural construct Proverbs 17:3 לִבּ֣וֹת to of hearts Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 21:2 לִבּ֣וֹת to the heart Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 24:12 לִבּ֨וֹת׀ to hearts Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 16:30 לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ to is your heart Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 7:9
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Psalms 2 Proverbs 4 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
לִבּ֣וֹת 2x lib·bō·wṯ Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 21:2
בְּלִבּוֹתָֽם׃ 1x bə·lib·bō·w·ṯām Psalms 125:4
לִ֭בּ֗וֹת 1x lib·bō·wṯ Psalms 7:9
לִבּ֥וֹת 1x lib·bō·wṯ Proverbs 15:11
לִבּ֨וֹת׀ 1x lib·bō·wṯ Proverbs 24:12
לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ 1x lib·bā·ṯêḵ Ezekiel 16:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 4x Psalms 7:9, Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 21:2, Proverbs 24:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:30
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Proverbs 15:11
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 125:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the heart
Source Gloss
the heart
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the heart Usage: heart.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לִבָּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain