לֵבָב

lêbâb · Hebrew · Strong's H3824 · 252 occurrences

The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “mind”

What it means

the heart (as the most interior organ);

from H3823 (לָבַב); used also like H3820 (לֵב)

How the KJV renders it

breast, comfortably, courage, tenderheart, midst, mind, understanding

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“mind”

also renders nóēma (G3540), gnṓmē (G1106), énnoia (G1771), psychḗ (G5590), méllō (G3195), noûs (G3563), diánoia (G1271), pneûma (G4151), zimmâh (H2154), yêtser (H3336), lêb (H3820), nephesh (H5315), rûwach (H7307), rûwach (H7308)

“understanding”

also renders sýnesis (G4907), phrḗn (G5424), noûs (G3563), diánoia (G1271), bîynâh (H998), ṭaʻam (H2940), lêb (H3820), mandaʻ (H4486), sekel (H7922), soklᵉthânûw (H7924), tâbûwn (H8394)

“breast”

also renders stēthos (G4738), dad (H1717), chădîy (H2306), ʻăṭîyn (H5845), shad (H7699)

“midst”

also renders mésos (G3319), gav (H1459), chêtsîy (H2677), ṭabbûwr (H2872), lêb (H3820)

“courage”

also renders thársos (G2294), rûwach (H7307)

“comfortably”

also renders lêb (H3820)

Questions this word decides

Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?

Where it appears

252 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 12:17 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 12:38 HAamsa1 Chronicles 17:2 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms1 Chronicles 22:7 HNcmsc/Sp1cs1 Chronicles 22:19 HNcmsc/Sp2mp1 Chronicles 28:2 HNcmsc/Sp1cs1 Chronicles 28:9 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 29:17 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 29:18 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 29:19 HNcmsa1 Kings 2:4 HNcmsc/Sp3mp1 Kings 2:44 HNcmsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 3:6 HNcmsa1 Kings 8:17 HNcmsc1 Kings 8:18 HNcmsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 8:38 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 8:39 HNcmsc1 Kings 8:48 HNcmsc/Sp3mp1 Kings 8:58 HNcmsc/Sp1cp1 Kings 8:61 HNcmsc/Sp2mp1 Kings 9:4 HNcmsa1 Kings 10:2 HNcmsc/Sp3fs1 Kings 11:2 HNcmsc/Sp2mp1 Kings 11:4 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 11:9 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 14:8 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 15:3 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 15:14 HNcmsc1 Samuel 1:8 HNcmsc/Sp2fs1 Samuel 2:35 HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs1 Samuel 6:6 HNcmsc/Sp2mp1 Samuel 7:3 HNcmsc/Sp2mp1 Samuel 9:19 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 12:20 HNcmsc/Sp2mp1 Samuel 12:24 HNcmsc/Sp2mp1 Samuel 13:14 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 14:7 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 16:7 HRd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 17:28 HNcmsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 21:12 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 1:11 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 6:7 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 6:8 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 6:30 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 6:37 HNcmsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 9:1 HNcmsc/Sp3fs2 Chronicles 11:16 HNcmsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 13:7 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 15:12 HNcmsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 15:15 HNcmsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 15:17 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 16:9 HNcmsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 19:3 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 19:9 HC/R/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 20:33 HNcmsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 22:9 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 25:2 HR/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 29:10 HNcmsc/Sp1cs2 Chronicles 29:34 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 30:19 HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.