Lexical Definition

‎לָבַב‎ lâbab (law-bab') to encourage ^H:V
a primitive root; properly, to be enclosed (as if with fat); by implication (as denominative from ‎לֵבָב‎); to unheart; also as denominative from ‎לָבִיבָה‎ i.e.

make cakes, ravish, be wise.

• (in a good sense) transport (with love), or (in a bad sense) stultify
• to make cakes

1) to ravish, become intelligent, get a mind
1a) (Niphal) to take heart, become enheartened, become intelligent
1b) (Piel) to ravish the heart, encourage, make heart beat faster
2) (Piel) to make cakes, bake cakes, cook bread

Extended Information

• (Piel) to make cakes, bake cakes, cook bread

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎לבב‎] verb denominative Niph`al Imperfect ‎יִלָּבֵב‎ get a mind; ‎וְאִישׁ נָבוּב יִלָּבֵב וְעַיִר פֶּרֶא אָדָם יִוָּלֵד‎ shall an empty man get a mind or a wild ass's colt be born a man (?) Job 11:12. Pi`el encourage; Perfect ‎לִבַּבְתִּנִי בְּאַחַד֯ מֵעֵינַיִךְ‎ . . . . ‎לִבַּבִתִּנִי‎ Song 4:9 (twice in verse) thou hast encouraged me, thou hast encouraged me with one of thine eyes Ew Gi Gr RV m (AV RV Ges Hi De Öttli (compare Song 5:6) ravished my heart, — Pi`el priv. Ges^{«GKC:52h»§ 52h}).

II. [‎לבב‎] verb denominative Pi`el make cakes. Imperfect ‎תְּלַבֵּב‎ 2Sam 13:6; 2Sam 13:8.

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