לב

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See also: לבֿ

Hebrew

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Etymology

Root
ל־ב־ב (l-b-b)

From Proto-Semitic *libb-.

Cognate with Arabic لب.

Pronunciation

Noun

לֵב (levm (plural indefinite לְבָבוֹת)

  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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Descendants

  • Yiddish: לבֿ (leyv)

See also

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

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