✡ Hebrew · Strong's H3823
H3823

לָבַב

lâbab [law-bab'] Verb
Core meaningproperly

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H3823

properly, to be enclosed (as if with fat ); by implication (as denominative from 3824 ); to unheart ; i.e. (in a good sense) transport (with love), or (in a bad sense) stultify ; to make cakes

KJV usage: make cakes, ravish, be wise.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: make cakes, ravish, be wise. make cakes, ravish, be wise.

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