מֵעֶה

me.ehNoun (Masculine)H4578

belly

From: from an unused root probably meaning to be soft;

Short Definition

used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. internal organs, inward parts, bowels, intestines, belly 1a) inward parts 1b) digestive organs 1c) organs of procreation, womb 1d) place of emotions or distress or love (fig.) 1e) external belly Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (*מְעָא *"belly" H4577)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

26 times

Appears 26 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Chronicles
4
Isaiah
4
2 Samuel
3
Ezk
2
Genesis
2

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 21:15
  • 2 Samuel 20:10
  • Genesis 25:23
  • Jeremiah 31:20
  • Lamentations 2:11

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