לָבַב

Strong’s Definition

(in a good sense) transport (with love), or (in a bad sense) stultify; to make cakes

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; properly, to be enclosed (as if with fat); by implication (as denominative from H3824 (לֵבָב)); to unheart; also as denominative from H3834 (לָבִיבָה) i.e.

KJV Usage

make cakes, ravish, be wise.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to ravish, become intelligent, get a mind
• 2.(niphal) to take heart, become enheartened, become intelligent
• 3.(piel) to ravish the heart, encourage, make heart beat faster
• 4.(piel) to make cakes, bake cakes, cook bread

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lâbab; Pronunciation: law-bab'