bro'-k'-n-har-ted (shabhar lebh; suntetrimmenoi ten kardian;Ps 69:20,21;Isa 61:1;Lu 4:18the King James Version; "of a broken heart,"Ps 34:18; "broken in heart,"Ps 147:3): People who feel their spiritual bankruptcy and helplessness, and who long for the help and salvation of God. Such people are in the right condition to be met and blessed by God. Compare "of contrite spirit" (Ps 31:18;Isa 66:2).
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.