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Strong H38232 sensesלָבַב

to encourage · to bake

Transliteration
lâbab
Pronunciation
law-bab'

The 2 senses of Strong H3823

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3823 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to encourageH3823Ato ravish, become intelligent, get a mind2 verses · Job, Song of Songs
  2. to bakeלִבֵּבH3823B(Piel) to make cakes, bake cakes, cook bread2 verses · 2 Samuel

General definition

A primitive root; properly to be enclosed (as if with fat); by implication (as denominative from H3824) to {unheart} that {is} (in a good sense) transport (with {love}) or (in a bad sense) stultify; also (as denominative from H3834) to make cakes: - make {cakes} {ravish} be wise.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • make2
  • be1
  • ravish1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 13:6
    So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:8
    So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
  3. Job 11:12
    For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
  4. Song of Songs 4:9
    Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.