לֵב
leb (lēḇ)
/lave/
“heart, inner man, mind, will”
Inner core of personhood, seat of intellect, emotion, volition, and moral choice; fountain of spiritual life.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From an unused root meaning to enclose.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
heartmindunderstandingwisdom
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: לֵב (heart, inner man, mind, will) -> καρδία (the heart)
LXX conceptual translation: לֵב (heart, inner man, mind, will) -> διάνοια (the understanding, mind)
LXX conceptual translation: לֵב (heart, inner man, mind, will) -> νοῦς (mind, understanding, reason)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where לֵב (leb) carries significant theological or narrative weight.