לב

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לב

/lib/
/ˈleːv/
[ˈleː.ev]
/ˈlev/
[ˈleːv]
/lev/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *libb-. Cognate with Aramaic לִבָּא (libbā), Arabic لُبّ (lubb), Amharic ልብ (ləbb).

noun לֵב · lev · לְבָבוֹת · ליבי · לִבִּי

heart (a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion)
figuratively heart (the figurative seat of emotions, especially love) לִבִּי בְמִזְרָח וְאָנֹכִי בְּסוֹף מַעֲרָב
heart, core, center (the deepest, most central part of something)
heart (a heart-shape)
heart (a playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols)

In English

heart centre or core
breast seat of emotions
core heart of a thing
lev former currency of Bulgaria

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {לב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}