בֶּ֫טֶן
be.ten
“belly: abdomen”
Definition
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
בֶּ֫טֶן appears 63 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
Because his appetite is never satisfied,he cannot escape with his treasure.
May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.