Strong H990H990Gבֶּ֫טֶן
belly: abdomen
One of the 4 senses of Strong H990
- Transliteration
- beţen
- Pronunciation
- beh'-ten
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
: abdomen
1) belly, womb, body
1a) belly, abdomen
1a1) as seat of hunger
1a2) as seat of mental faculties
1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.)
1b) womb
1) belly, womb, body
1a) belly, abdomen
1a1) as seat of hunger
1a2) as seat of mental faculties
1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.)
1b) womb
General definition
From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the {belly} especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything: - {belly} {body} + as they be {born} + {within} womb.
In the Bible
Strong H990G appears in 16 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- belly16
First verses
- Judges 3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
- Judges 3:22And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
- Job 15:2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
- Job 20:15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
- Job 20:20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
- Job 20:23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
- Job 32:19Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
- Job 40:16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
- Psalms 44:25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
- Proverbs 13:25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
- Proverbs 18:20A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
- Proverbs 20:27The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
- Proverbs 20:30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
- Song of Songs 7:2Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
- Ezekiel 3:3And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
- Jonah 2:2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.