What does שָׁבַר · לֵב mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7665, H3820
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 phrase meaning "broken of heart.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7665, H3820?
H7665, H3820 is connected to 745 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. broken of heart.
Source Gloss
broken of heart.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 87
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 3×
Participle passive Ezek 27:34 · Jer 2:13 2×
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 6×
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 3×
Infinitive construct Jer 28:12 1×
Sequential imperfect Ps 10:15 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 66:9 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Perfect Jer 8:21 1×
Word Origins
נִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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