HebrewH0990Noun (Feminine)

בֶּ֫טֶן

be.ten

63Occurrences
H0990Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything

from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

בֶּ֫טֶן appears 63 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Job
16
Isaiah
8
Proverbs
8
Deuteronomy
6
Judges
5
Psalms
5
Genesis
4
Numbers
3

Key Passages

1 Kings 7:20BSB

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.

Genesis 38:27BSB

When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

Judges 13:5BSB

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.”

Job 20:20BSB

Because his appetite is never satisfied,he cannot escape with his treasure.

Numbers 5:22BSB

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.