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 ====== לֵב ======
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 Meaning:
   * The heart
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 The Shema (<autott>deuteronomy_6:5|Deuteronomy 6:5</autott>) commands love for God "with all your heart" - this means with your entire inner being, your mind, will, and emotion.
+===== Forms =====
+==== Singular ====
+| Number | Gender | Meaning / Use | Example | Hebrew Form |
+| Singular | Masculine | "heart" (common form) | <autott>deuteronomy_6:5|Deuteronomy 6:5</autott> | לֵב |
+| Singular (variant) | Masculine | Poetic or emphatic form of "heart" | <autott>psalm_9:1:niv|Psalm 9:1 (NIV)</autott> <autott>psalm_9:2:hebrew|(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)</autott> | לֵבָב |
+==== Plural ====
+| Number        | Gender    | Meaning / Use                     | Notes                             | Hebrew Form |
+| Plural        | Feminine  | "hearts" (common plural of לֵבָב)   | Most frequent plural form         | לְבָבוֹת    |
+| Plural (alternative) | Feminine  | "hearts"                   | Rare poetic form                  | לֵבוֹת     |
+| Plural (alternative) | Masculine | "hearts"                  | Rare, mostly poetic or late usage | לְבָבִים    |
+==== Examples of commonly encountered uses ====
+| Meaning  | Example Verse | Hebrew Form |
+| My heart (first person singular) | [[:Psalm 13]]:5 | לִבִּי |
+| Your heart (masculine, singular | <autott>deuteronomy_6:5|Deuteronomy 6:5</autott> | לִבְּךָ |
+| His heart | <autott>genesis_6:5|Genesis 6:5</autott> | לִבּוֹ |
+| Her heart | <autott>1_samuel_1:13|1 Samuel 1:13</autott> | לִבָּהּ |
+| Their heart | <autott>psalm_95:10|Psalm 95:10</autott> | לִבָּם / לִבָּבָם |
+| With all your heart | <autott>deuteronomy_6:5|Deuteronomy 6:5</autott> | בְּכָל־לֵבָבְךָ |