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HebrewH1512Noun (Masculine)

גָּחוֹן

ga.chon

2Occurrences
H1512Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )

probably from H1518 (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; (compare H1521 (גִּיחוֹן))

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
belly (of reptiles)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

גָּחוֹן appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
1
Leviticus
1

Key Passages

Genesis 3:14BSB

So the LORD God said to the serpent:“Because you have done this,cursed are you above all livestockand every beast of the field!On your belly will you go,and dust you will eat,all the days of your life.

Leviticus 11:42BSB

Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.