Hebrew · H7665, H3820 · unreviewed

נִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב

To burst (literally or figuratively) · 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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שָׁבַר H7665 to burst (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation šābar
Fracturing or shattering, both physical destruction and emotional/spiritual devastation of heart or will
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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 נִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב (nishbᵉrê-lēḇ) mean in the Bible?

שָׁבַר · לֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "broken of heart.". broken of heart.

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Meaning

broken of heart.
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 36×
Perfect 1Kgs 22:49 · Dan 8:8 · Ezek 26:2 · Isa 24:10 · Jer 14:17 · Jer 48:4 · Jer 48:25 · Ps 34:21 · 2Chr 14:12 · Jer 22:20 · Jer 51:30 · Exod 22:9 · Isa 14:29 · Jer 23:9 · Jer 48:17 · Ezek 6:9 17×
Imperfect Dan 8:25 · Dan 11:20 · Lev 6:21 · Lev 15:12 · Prov 6:15 · Prov 29:1 · Dan 11:4 · Job 31:22 · Job 38:15 · Isa 27:11 · Ps 37:15 · Ps 37:17 · Ezek 29:7 · Ezek 32:28 14×
Participle active Ps 51:19 · Ps 124:7
Participle passive Ezek 27:34 · Jer 2:13
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 20×
Perfect 2Chr 34:4 · Exod 9:25 · Isa 21:9 · Lam 3:4 · Ps 76:4 · Ps 107:16 · 2Chr 23:17 · 2Kgs 11:18 · 2Kgs 25:13 · Jer 52:17 · Deut 10:2 · Exod 34:1 · Ps 3:8 · Ps 74:13 14×
Imperfect Exod 23:24 · Ps 48:8 · Isa 38:13 · Ps 46:10 · Deut 7:5 · Isa 45:2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 28×
Imperfect Hos 2:20 · Jer 19:11 · Jer 28:4 · Jer 28:11 · Jer 30:8 · Nah 1:13 · Exod 12:46 · Lev 11:33 · Isa 42:3 · Num 9:12 · Ps 104:11 · Prov 25:15 13×
Perfect Ezek 30:21 · Jer 2:20 · Jer 28:2 · Jer 48:38 · 1Kgs 13:28 · Isa 14:5 · Ps 105:16 · Jer 5:5 · Jer 28:13 · Ps 69:21 10×
Participle active Ezek 4:16 · Jer 49:35 · Ps 29:5
Infinitive construct Jer 28:12
Sequential imperfect Ps 10:15
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Isa 66:9
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Perfect Jer 8:21
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