What does שִׁית · לֵב mean in the Bible?
שִׁית · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "do not place or set the heart upon".
Hebrew · H7896, H3820
אַל־תָּשִׁיתוּ לֵב
To place (in a very wide application) · 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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שִׁיתH7896to place (in a very wide application)
לֵבH3820the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciationlev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
Open lexicon entry →What does אַל־תָּשִׁיתוּ לֵב (al tashitu lev) mean in the Bible?
שִׁית · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "do not place or set the heart upon".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7896, H3820?
H7896, H3820 is connected to 682 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. do not place or set the heart upon
Source Gloss
do not place or set the heart upon
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 groups2Aligned forms52
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense50×
ImperfectExod 21:22 · Gen 46:4 · Gen 48:17 · Isa 26:1 · Jer 13:16 · Jer 50:3 · Job 38:11 · Prov 26:24 · Ps 18:12 · Gen 3:15 · Isa 15:9 · Jer 51:39 · Prov 24:32 · Ps 12:6 · Ps 13:3 · Ps 101:325×
PerfectExod 7:23 · Gen 4:25 · Hos 6:11 · Job 38:36 · Exod 33:4 · Isa 22:7 · Ps 3:7 · Ps 140:6 · Ps 8:7 · Ps 90:8 · 1Sam 4:20 · Ps 84:4 · Ps 73:2814×
JussiveExod 23:1 · Num 12:11 · Job 9:33 · Job 10:20 · 2Sam 13:20 · Ps 62:116×
Sequential imperfectIsa 16:3 · Jer 31:21 · Prov 27:23 · Ps 48:144×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 22:71×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action2×
ImperfectExod 21:302×
Word Origins
אַל־תָּשִׁיתוּ לֵב is a primitive root - no further derivation.