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heart

Meaning of “heart”

Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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830 occurrences762 verses54 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 6:5

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Showing verses 1–9 of 9 · 9 word occurrences in this result

Lamentations 1:20
Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:20 · retained source text

Behold, O LORD: for I am in distresse: my bowels are troubled: mine heart is turned within mee, for I haue grieuously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaueth, at home there is as death.

1611 marginal noteIsa.16.11. iere.48.36.

Lamentations 1:22
Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:22 · retained source text

Let all their wickednes come before thee: and doe vnto them, as thou hast done vnto me for all my transgressions: for my sighes are many, and my heart is faint.

Lamentations 2:18
Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:18 · retained source text

Their heart cried vnto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let teares runne downe like a riuer, day and night: giue thy selfe no rest, let not the apple of thine eyes cease.

1611 marginal noteIere. 14.17. chap. 1.16.

Lamentations 2:19
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:19 · retained source text

Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches powre out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift vp thy handes toward him, for the life of thy yong children, that faint for hunger in the top of euery streete.

Lamentations 3:41
Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:41 · retained source text

Let vs lift vp our heart with our hands vnto God in the heauens.

Lamentations 3:51
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:51 · retained source text

Mine eye affecteth mine heart, because of all the daughters of my city.

1611 marginal noteHeb. my soule.

1611 marginal noteOr, more then all.

Lamentations 3:65
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:65 · retained source text

Giue them sorrow of heart, thy curse vnto them.

1611 marginal noteOr, obstinacie of heart.

Lamentations 5:17
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 5:17 · retained source text

For this our heart is faint, for these things our eyes are dimme.

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Genesis11 occurrences
10 verses
Exodus37 occurrences
34 verses
Leviticus2 occurrences
2 verses
Numbers3 occurrences
3 verses
Deuteronomy47 occurrences
43 verses
Joshua5 occurrences
5 verses
Judges12 occurrences
11 verses
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel23 occurrences
22 verses
2 Samuel15 occurrences
13 verses
1 Kings34 occurrences
30 verses
2 Kings14 occurrences
12 verses
1 Chronicles18 occurrences
15 verses
2 Chronicles35 occurrences
34 verses
Ezra3 occurrences
3 verses
Nehemiah5 occurrences
5 verses
Esther4 occurrences
4 verses
Job23 occurrences
23 verses
Psalms123 occurrences
119 verses
Proverbs81 occurrences
78 verses
Ecclesiastes40 occurrences
32 verses
Song of Solomon5 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah40 occurrences
36 verses
Jeremiah58 occurrences
52 verses
Lamentations9 occurrences
9 verses
Ezekiel38 occurrences
30 verses
Daniel14 occurrences
13 verses
Hosea9 occurrences
9 verses
Joel2 occurrences
2 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
1 verse
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah4 occurrences
3 verses
Malachi4 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew15 occurrences
14 verses
Mark10 occurrences
10 verses
Luke12 occurrences
10 verses
John7 occurrences
6 verses
Acts19 occurrences
18 verses
Romans9 occurrences
9 verses
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
3 verses
2 Corinthians7 occurrences
7 verses
Ephesians4 occurrences
4 verses
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews5 occurrences
5 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John3 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation1 occurrence
1 verse

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