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לב

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See also: לבֿ

Hebrew

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Root
ל־ב־ב (l-b-b)

From Proto-Semitic *libb-.

Cognate with Arabic لب.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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לֵב (levm (plural indefinite לְבָבוֹת) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (anatomy) heart (a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion)
  2. (figuratively) heart (the figurative seat of emotions, especially love)
    • c. 1075 – 1141, Yehuda Halevi, My Heart is in the East 1:
      לִבִּי בְמִזְרָח וְאָנֹכִי בְּסוֹף מַעֲרָב
      libí b'mizrákh v'anokhí b'sóf ma'aráv
      My heart is in the east, and I am at the edge of the west.
  3. heart, core, center (the deepest, most central part of something)
  4. heart (a heart-shape)
  5. (card games) heart (a playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Yiddish: לבֿ (leyv)

See also

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Suits in Hebrew · סדרה (sídra) (layout · text)
לב (lev) יהלום (yahalóm) עלה (alé) תלתן (tiltā́n)

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