It is said to stand for “the central part in general, the inside, and so for the interior man as manifesting himself in all his various activities, in his desires, affections, emotions, passions, purposes, his thoughts, perceptions, imaginations, his wisdom, knowledge, skill, his beliefs and his reasonings, his memory and his consciousness. ”
लेकिन अधिकांश मामलों में, बाइबल प्रतीकात्मक हृदय का उल्लेख करती है, जो सिर्फ़ स्नेह, प्रेरणा और बुद्धि का केन्द्र नहीं है ।