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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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Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:8 · retained source text

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

1611 marginal notePsal. 24.4.

Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:21 · retained source text

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 11:29 · retained source text

Take my yoke vpon you, and learne of me, for I am meeke and lowly in heart: and yee shall find rest vnto your soules.

1611 marginal noteIere. 6.16.

Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 12:34 · retained source text

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being euil, speake good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.45.

Matthew 12:35
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 12:35 · retained source text

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth foorth good things: and an euill man out of the euill treasure, bringeth foorth euill things.

Matthew 12:40
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 12:40 · retained source text

For as Ionas was three dayes and three nights in the whales belly: so shal the sonne of man be three daies and three nights in the heart of the earth.

1611 marginal noteIona. 1.17.

Matthew 13:15
For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:15 · retained source text

For this peoples heart is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes they haue closed, lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and should vnderstand with their heart, and should be conuerted, and I should heale them.

Matthew 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:19 · retained source text

When any one heareth the word of the kingdome, and vnderstandeth it not, then commeth the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: this is hee which receiued seede by the way side.

Matthew 15:8
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 15:8 · retained source text

This people draweth nigh vnto mee with their mouth, and honoureth mee with their lips: but their heart is farre from me.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 29.14.

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Where “heart” appears

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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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