How to say heart in Hebrew

לֵב is “heart,” central in emotional language and the idiom בלב (in the heart / sincerely).

Usage

Pairs with אהבה and ברכות. Anatomy and metaphor overlap like in English.

Without vowels

לב

With vowels (nikud)

לֵב

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אַהֲבָה

love

a-ha-VAH

אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְ

I love you

a-ni o-HEV o-TACH

לִרְאוֹת

see

li-R-OT

אִישׁ

man

ish

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