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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Heart

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

830exact KJV occurrences 725Old Testament 105New Testament 54books containing the word 14mapped Strong's IDs 826occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 18:7

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where heart appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 1110 verses Exodus 3734 verses Leviticus 22 verses Numbers 33 verses Deuteronomy 4743 verses Joshua 55 verses Judges 1211 verses Ruth 11 verses 1 Samuel 2322 verses 2 Samuel 1513 verses 1 Kings 3430 verses 2 Kings 1412 verses 1 Chronicles 1815 verses 2 Chronicles 3534 verses Ezra 33 verses Nehemiah 55 verses Esther 44 verses Job 2323 verses Psalms 123119 verses Proverbs 8178 verses Ecclesiastes 4032 verses Song of Solomon 54 verses Isaiah 4036 verses Jeremiah 5852 verses Lamentations 99 verses Ezekiel 3830 verses Daniel 1413 verses Hosea 99 verses Joel 22 verses Obadiah 21 verses Nahum 11 verses Zephaniah 33 verses Zechariah 43 verses Malachi 42 verses Matthew 1514 verses Mark 1010 verses Luke 1210 verses John 76 verses Acts 1918 verses Romans 99 verses 1 Corinthians 43 verses 2 Corinthians 77 verses Ephesians 44 verses Philippians 11 verses Colossians 11 verses 1 Thessalonians 11 verses 1 Timothy 11 verses 2 Timothy 11 verses Hebrews 55 verses James 11 verses 1 Peter 22 verses 2 Peter 11 verses 1 John 32 verses Revelation 11 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH3820
לֵב

lêb · labe

486 times translated as this KJV form577 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

Strong's KJV usage: 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.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 6:5Strong's last: Malachi 4:6

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HebrewH5315
נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh · neh'-fesh

12 times translated as this KJV form738 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

Strong's KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Exodus 23:9Strong's last: Hosea 4:8

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HebrewH3823
לָבַב

lâbab · law-bab'

2 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to be enclosed (as if with fat); by implication (as denominative from 3824); to unheart; i.e. (in a good sense) transport (with love), or (in a bad sense) stultify; to make cakes

Strong's KJV usage: make cakes, ravish, be wise.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Song of Solomon 4:9Strong's last: Song of Solomon 4:9

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GreekG5590
ψυχή

psychḗ · psoo-khay'

1 times translated as this KJV form112 total Strong's occurrences

breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H5315, H7307 and H2416)

Strong's KJV usage: :--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Ephesians 6:6Strong's last: Ephesians 6:6

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AramaicH1079
בָּל

bâl · bawl

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

properly, anxiety, i.e. (by implication) the heart (as its seat)

Strong's KJV usage: heart.

Strong's first: Daniel 6:14Strong's last: Daniel 6:14

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HebrewH4578
מֵעֶה

mêʻeh · may-aw'

1 times translated as this KJV form32 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)

Strong's KJV usage: belly, bowels, × heart, womb.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Psalms 40:8Strong's last: Psalms 40:8

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HebrewH7130
קֶרֶב

qereb · keh'-reb

1 times translated as this KJV form225 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

Strong's KJV usage: × among, × before, bowels, × unto charge, eat (up), × heart, × him, × in, inward (× -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, out of, purtenance, × therein, × through, × within self.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Jeremiah 9:8Strong's last: Jeremiah 9:8

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HebrewH7907
שֶׂכְוִי

sekvîy · sek-vee'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

observant, i.e. (concretely) the mind

Strong's KJV usage: heart.

Strong's first: Job 38:36Strong's last: Job 38:36

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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830 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Exodus 9:35
H3820

And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

Exodus 10:1
H3820

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

Exodus 10:1
H3820

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

Exodus 10:20
H3820

But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

Exodus 10:27
H3820

But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.

Exodus 11:10
H3820

And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Exodus 14:4
H3820

And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

Exodus 14:5
H3824

And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

Exodus 14:8
H3820

And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

Exodus 15:8
H3820

And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

Exodus 23:9
H5315

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 25:2
H3820

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

Exodus 28:29
H3820

And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.

Exodus 28:30
H3820

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

Exodus 28:30
H3820

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

Exodus 35:5
H3820

Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

Exodus 35:21
H3820

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:26
H3820

And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.

Exodus 35:29
H3820

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

Exodus 35:34
H3820

And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

Exodus 35:35
H3820

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

Exodus 36:2
H3820

And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:

Exodus 36:2
H3820

And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:

Leviticus 19:17
H3824

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

Leviticus 26:16
H5315

I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

heart

HEART, noun [Latin cor, cordis, and allied to Eng.core, or named from motion, pulsation.]

1. A muscular viscus, which is the primary organ of the blood's motion in an animal body, situated in the thorax. From this organ all the arteries arise, and in it all the veins terminate. By its alternate dilatation and contraction, the blood is received from the veins, and returned through the arteries, by which means the circulation is carried on and life preserved.

2. The inner part of any thing; the middle part or interior; as the heart of a country, kingdom or empire; the heart of a town; the heart of a tree.

3. The chief part; the vital part; the vigorous or efficacious part.

4. The seat of the affections and passions, as of love, joy, grief, enmity, courage, pleasure etc.

The heart is deceitful above all things. Every imagination of the thoughts of the heart is evil continually. We read of an honest and good heart and an evil heart of unbelief, a willing heart a heavy heart sorrow of heart a hard heart a proud heart a pure heart The heart faints in adversity, or under discouragement, that is, courage fails; the heart is deceived, enlarged, reproved, lifted up, fixed, established, moved, etc.

5. By a metonymy, heart is used for an affection or passion, and particularly for love.

The king's heart was towards Absalom. 2 Samuel 14:1.

6. The seat of the understanding; as an understanding heart

We read of men wise in heart and slow of heart

7. The seat of the will; hence, secret purposes, intentions or designs. There are many devices in a man's heart The heart of kings is unsearchable. The Lord tries and searches the heart David had it in his heart to build a house of rest for the ark.

Sometimes heart is used for the will, or determined purpose.

The heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Ecclesiastes 8:5.

8. Person; character; used with respect to courage or kindess.

Cheerly, my hearts.

9. Courage; spirit; as, to take heart; to give heart; to recover heart

10. Secret thoughts; recesses of the mind.

Michal saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart 2 Samuel 6:16.

11. Disposition of mind.

He had a heart to do well.

12. Secret meaning; real intention.

And then show you the heart of my message.

13. Conscience, or sense of good or ill.

Every man's heart and conscience--doth either like or disallow it.

14. Strength; power of producing; vigor; fertility. Keep the land in heart

That the spent earth may gather heart again.

15. The utmost degree.

This gay charm--hath beguiled me

To the very heart of loss.

To get or learn by heart to commit to memory; to learn so perfectly as to be able to repeat without a copy.

To take to heart to be much affected; also, to be zealous, ardent or solicitous about a thing; to have concern.

To lay to heart is used nearly in the sense of the foregoing.

To set the heart on, to fix the desires on; to be very desirous of obtaining or keeping; to be very fond of.

To set the heart at rest, to make one's self quiet; to be tranquil or easy in mind.

To find in the heart to be willing or disposed.

I find it in my heart to ask your pardon.

For my heart for tenderness or affection.

I could not for my heart refuse his request.

Or, this phrase may signify, for my life; if my life was at stake.

I could not get him for my heart to do it.

To speak to one's heart in Scripture, to speak kindly to; to comfort; to encourage.

To have in the heart to purpose; to have design or intention.

A hard heart cruelty; want of sensibility.

HE'ART, verb intransitive To encourage. [Not much used.]

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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