Hebrew · H7760, H3820 · unreviewed

שׂוּם עַל־לֵב

To put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) · 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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שׂוּם H7760 to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Pronunciation śûm
Fundamental verb of causation and positioning: to place, assign, or establish something in a particular state or role.
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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 שׂוּם עַל־לֵב (sum al-lev) mean in the Bible?

שׂוּם · לֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "to set upon the heart, determine inwardly".

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Meaning

to set upon the heart, determine inwardly
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 221×
Perfect 1Kgs 20:34 · 1Sam 15:2 · 1Sam 17:54 · 2Chr 1:5 · 2Kgs 10:24 · 2Kgs 17:34 · 2Sam 8:14 · 2Sam 14:19 · 2Sam 17:25 · 2Sam 23:5 · Deut 4:44 · Deut 22:17 · Exod 4:11 · Exod 8:8 · Exod 9:21 · Exod 15:25 77×
Imperfect 1Sam 22:7 · Exod 4:11 · Ezek 14:4 · Ezek 14:7 · Gen 30:42 · Isa 42:4 · Isa 42:25 · Isa 62:7 · Jer 9:7 · Job 4:18 · Job 19:8 · Job 23:6 · Job 24:12 · Job 24:15 · Job 34:14 · Job 34:23 77×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 9:23 · 1Sam 9:24 · 2Kgs 6:22 · Ezek 6:2 · Ezek 13:17 · Ezek 21:2 · Ezek 21:7 · Ezek 21:24 · Ezek 25:2 · Ezek 28:21 · Ezek 29:2 · Ezek 35:2 · Ezek 38:2 · Ezek 44:5 · Gen 24:2 · Gen 31:37 40×
Participle active Amos 7:8 · Gen 21:14 · Isa 5:20 · Isa 57:1 · Jer 12:11 · Jer 44:11 · Job 28:3 · Mal 2:2 · Zech 12:2 10×
Jussive 1Sam 2:20 · 1Sam 22:15 · 1Sam 25:25 · 2Sam 13:33 · Job 33:11 · 1Sam 9:20 · Zech 3:5
Infinitive construct 2Sam 14:7 · Hag 2:15 · Job 20:4
Participle passive 2Sam 13:32 · Obad 1:4
Infinitive absolute Deut 17:15 · Jer 42:15
Cohortative 1Kgs 20:31 · Deut 17:14
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Sequential imperfect Ezek 21:21
Participle active Job 4:20
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