וְ/לִבִּ֛/י

𐤅/𐤋𐤁/𐤉

velibi

and my heart

a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.

H3820

2 Chronicles 7:16 · Word #14

Lexicon H3820

Lemmaלֵב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤁
Transliterationlêb
Strong'sH3820
In-contextand my heart

Morphology HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3820-36

and my inner-heart

Rootלבב (l-b-b)
Core Meaningsheart, inner self, mind, will, inner seat of thought and emotion
Semantic Rangeinner being, mind, understanding, will, intention, emotion, courage, conscience, the center or midst of something
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, the לֵב is the seat of covenant loyalty, moral decision-making, and spiritual perception. It represents the whole inner person before YHWH—where obedience, wisdom, rebellion, or devotion originate.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun in construct form (לִבּ-) with 1cs pronominal suffix (-ִי, "my"); frequently preceded by conjunction וְ ("and") or preposition בְ ("in").
Rendering RationaleThe noun לֵב (from the root לבב) denotes the inner center of thought, will, and emotion. The form לִבִּי is masculine singular construct with a 1st person common singular suffix, meaning "my heart," and the prefixed וְ adds "and." "And my inner-heart" preserves both the personal possessive (1cs) and the root sense of the heart as the inner core of the self.

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Words from Root לבב (heart, inner self, mind, will, inner seat of thought and emotion)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3820-01 belev in the heart of
H3824-02 belevav in heart
H3820-02 belibah in her heart-center

Word Usage (596 occurrences of H3820)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:5 לִבּ֔/וֹ libo of his heart
Genesis 6:6 לִבּֽ/וֹ libo his heart
Genesis 8:21 לִבּ֗/וֹ libo his heart