נָתַן אֱלֹהַי אֶל־לִבִּי
To give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · 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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נָתַן H5414 to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)
אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
What does נָתַן אֱלֹהַי אֶל־לִבִּי (natan Elohai el-libbi) mean in the Bible?
נָתַן · אֱלֹהִים · לֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "God placed within the heart, God prompted inwardly.". God placed within the heart, God prompted inwardly.
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