H3825 H3825
lebab (Aramaic) -- heart, mind; the inner seat of thought, will, and emotion in biblical Aramaic
The Aramaic noun lebab corresponds exactly to the far more common Hebrew leb/lebab, designating the heart as the seat of intellect, will, and emotion. Its seven occurrences are confined to the Aramaic chapters of Daniel, where it describes the inner life of kings and visionary experiences. Nebuchadnezzar receives an animal's heart in place of a human one (Dan 4:16) -- a vivid image of mental derangement -- and later his heart is 'lifted up' in pride (Dan 5:20). Daniel interprets the king's secret thoughts, 'the thoughts of your heart' (Dan 2:30). In Daniel 7:4, the beast is given 'a heart of a man.' Spanish corazon, French coeur, and Arabic qalb all share the same metaphorical mapping of heart to mind that characterizes Semitic anthropology broadly.
Senses
1. heart, mind, inner self — The inner self understood as the seat of thought, will, and emotion -- the Aramaic counterpart of Hebrew leb/lebab. In Daniel's Aramaic chapters it describes Nebuchadnezzar's mind being changed to an animal's (Dan 4:16), his heart being lifted in arrogance (Dan 5:20-21), Daniel's access to the king's secret thoughts (Dan 2:30), and a beast receiving human understanding (Dan 7:4). Spanish corazon, French coeur, and the broader Semitic concept (Arabic qalb, 'heart') all confirm the universal heart-as-mind metaphor. The word functions identically to its Hebrew equivalent, with no semantic distinction arising from the language shift. 7×
AR["قَلْبَكَ", "قَلْبُهُ", "قَلْبِ-كَ", "وَ-قَلْبُ", "وَ-قَلْبُهُ"]·ben["আপনার-হৃদয়ের", "এবং-তাঁর-হৃদয়", "এবং-হৃদয়", "তাঁর-হৃদয়", "তার-হৃদয়", "তোমার-হৃদয়"]·DE["[ולבבה]", "[לבבה]", "[לבבך]", "und-Herz"]·EN["and-heart-of", "and-his-heart", "his-heart", "your-heart"]·FR["[ולבבה]", "[לבבה]", "[לבבך]", "et-coeur"]·heb["ו-לב", "ו-לבו", "לבו", "לבך"]·HI["अपना-मन", "उसका-मन", "और-उसका-मन", "और-मन", "और-हृदय", "तेरे-मन"]·ID["dan-hati", "dan-hatinya", "hatimu", "hatinya"]·IT["[ולבבה]", "[לבבה]", "[לבבך]", "e-cuore"]·jav["Manahipun", "lan-manah", "lan-manahipun", "manah-panjenengan", "manahipun"]·KO["그-마음-을", "그-의-마음-이", "그리고-그-의-마음-이", "그리고-마음-", "그리고-마음이", "당신-의-마음-을", "마음-당신의"]·PT["Seu-coração", "coração-teu", "e-coração-de", "e-seu-coração", "seu-coração", "teu-coração"]·RU["и-сердце", "и-сердце-его", "сердца-твоего", "сердце-его", "сердце-твоё"]·ES["su-corazón", "tu-corazón", "y-corazón-de", "y-su-corazón"]·SW["Moyo-wake", "moyo-wake", "moyo-wako", "na-moyo-wa", "na-moyo-wake"]·TR["ve-yürek", "ve-yüreği", "yüreği", "yüreğini", "yüreğinin"]·urd["اور-اُس-کا-دل", "اور-دل", "اُس-کا-دل", "اپنا-دل", "تیرے-دل-کے"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† לְבַב n.m. Dn 4:13 heart (v. BH; so Egyptian Aramaic S-CB 12 + );—cstr. ל׳ Dn 4:13; 7:4; sf. לִבְבָךְ 2:30; 5:22, -בֵהּ 4:13; 5:20, 21.