What does אִישׁ · חָסֵר · לֵב mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · חָסֵר · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "man lacking heart, lacking sense, without understanding".
Hebrew · H376, H2638, H3820
אִישׁ חֲסַר־לֵב
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · lacking ; hence, without · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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חָסֵר H2638 lacking ; hence, without
לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciation lev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
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What does אִישׁ חֲסַר־לֵב (ish chasar-lev) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · חָסֵר · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "man lacking heart, lacking sense, without understanding".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H2638, H3820?
H376, H2638, H3820 is connected to 2,802 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. man lacking heart, lacking sense, without understanding
Strong's H376, H2638, H3820
Lexical occurrences 2,802 verses Source Gloss
man lacking heart, lacking sense, without understanding
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ חֲסַר־לֵב is built from this root:
Sources
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