Strong H3823H3823Aלָבַב

to encourage

One of the 2 senses of Strong H3823

Transliteration
lâbab
Pronunciation
law-bab'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

1) to ravish, become intelligent, get a mind
1a) (Niphal) to take heart, become enheartened, become intelligent
1b) (Piel) to ravish the heart, encourage, make heart beat faster

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

Strong H3823A appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • be1
  • ravish1

First verses

  1. Job 11:12
    For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
  2. 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.
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