Hebrew · H7896, H3820 · unreviewed

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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שִׁית H7896 to place (in a very wide application)
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 אַל־תָּשִׁיתוּ לֵב (al tashitu lev) mean in the Bible?

שִׁית · לֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "do not place or set the heart upon".

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Meaning

do not place or set the heart upon
Grammatical Forms

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

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 50×
Imperfect Exod 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 101:3 25×
Perfect Exod 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 73:28 14×
Jussive Exod 23:1 · Num 12:11 · Job 9:33 · Job 10:20 · 2Sam 13:20 · Ps 62:11
Sequential imperfect Isa 16:3 · Jer 31:21 · Prov 27:23 · Ps 48:14
Infinitive absolute Isa 22:7
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Imperfect Exod 21:30
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