Hebrew · H2898, H3824 · unreviewed

טוּב לֵבָב

Good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best ), beauty , gladness , welfare · the heart (as the most interior organ);

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טוּב H2898 good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best ), beauty , gladness , welfare
Pronunciation betuv
Goodness as concrete wellbeing and prosperity; the tangible condition of flourishing, not abstract virtue
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לֵבָב H3824 the heart (as the most interior organ);
Pronunciation lēbāb
The seat of intellect, emotion, and will—Israel's innermost self where covenant loyalty and moral choice originate.
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What does טוּב לֵבָב (tuv levav) mean in the Bible?

טוּב · לֵבָב is a Hebrew word meaning "goodness, gladness, inner disposition of the heart".

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Meaning

goodness, gladness, inner disposition of the heart
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