# H3820 --- ## Gary’s Lexicon ### Definition - inner man - mind - will - heart ### Part of Speech - Noun ### Word Studies - --- ## Strong's Lexicon ### Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - leb (labe) ### Part of Speech - Noun ### Definition - Heart ### Meaning - the heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre ### Usage - In the Hebrew Bible, "leb" primarily refers to the heart, not just as a physical organ but as the center of human emotion, thought, will, and moral character. It encompasses the inner life of a person, including feelings, desires, intellect, and decision-making processes. The heart is seen as the seat of wisdom and understanding, as well as the source of moral and spiritual life. ### Cultural and Historical Background - In ancient Hebrew culture, the heart was considered the core of a person's being. Unlike modern Western thought, which often separates emotion and intellect, the Hebrew concept of the heart integrates these aspects. The heart is where one discerns truth, makes decisions, and experiences emotions. It is also the place where one encounters God and responds to His commandments. The heart's condition is crucial in determining one's relationship with God and others. ### Word Origin Derived from an unused root meaning to be enclosed ### Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Words - [[G2588]] (kardia): The Greek equivalent of "leb," used in the New Testament to denote the heart as the center of physical and spiritual life. --- ## NASB Concordance ### Definition - inner man, mind, will, heart ### Word Origin - from the same as lebab ([[H3824]]) ### NASB Translation - heart (396), hearts (40), heart's (2) - mind (36), minds (3) - sense (10), senseless* (1) - understanding (7) - himself (6), myself (6), Himself (1) - accord (1), attention (4), attention* (1), bravest* (1), brokenhearted* (3), care* (2), celebrating* (1), chests* (1), completely* (1), concern* (1), concerned* (1), conscience (1), consider* (2), considered* (2), courage (1), decided* (1), determine* (1), discouraged* (1), discouraging* (1), doing* (1), double heart (1), encouragingly* (1), imagination (1), inspiration (2), intelligence (1), kindly (5), life (1), merry-hearted* (1), middle (2), midst (1), obstinate* (2), planned* (1), presume* (1), pride* (1), recalls* (1), reflected* (1), regard* (1), self-exaltation* (1), seriously (1), skill* (1), skilled* (1), skillful man* (1), skillful men* (1), skillful persons* (1), skillful* (3), spirits (1), stouthearted* (1), stubborn-minded* (1), tenderly (2), thought (3), undivided* (1), well (2), willingly* (1), wisdom (2), yourself (1), yourselves (1) --- ## Helps Word Studies - --- ## Links, Etc ### Occurrences - 593 ### Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm ### BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3820.htm - --- ## Blue Letter Bible ### Outline - inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding - inner part, midst - midst (of things) - heart (of man) - soul, heart (of man) - mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory - inclination, resolution, determination (of will) - conscience - heart (of moral character) - as seat of appetites - as seat of emotions and passions - as seat of courage ### Blue Letter Bible - Strong's Definition - labe; a form of [[H3824]]; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom. ### Vines - --- ## Revision Dates ### Initial - 2020.04.29 ### Revised - 2023.05.23 - 2023.09.18 - 2025.01.17