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Belly

The seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
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  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H0990, H1512, H2570, H3770, G1064, G2836, H4578, H6896, H6897, H4577
Hebrew
בֶּ֫טֶן · beṭen
Greek
γαστήρ · gastēr

Strong’s and original-language information

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

בֶּ֫טֶן

H0990
Transliteration
beṭen
Pronunciation
beh'-ten
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
72

Glosses

belly, body, womb, belly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.

Lexicon definition

the belly, especially the womb

also the bosom or body of anything

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

γαστήρ

G1064
Transliteration
gastēr
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
9

Glosses

belly, belly, + with child, womb

Lexicon definition

γαστήρͅ, -τρός, ἡ, [in LXX for בֶּטֶן, ἐν γ. ἔχειν for הרה, ἐν γ. λαμβάνειν for חרה ;] __1. the belly: metaphorically, a glutton, Tit.1:12. __2. the womb: ἐν γ. ἔχειν, to be with child, Mat.1:18, 23" (LXX) 24:19, Mrk.13:17, Luk.21:23, 1Th.5:3, Rev.12:2; εν γ. συλλαμβ., to conceive, Luk.1:31. † (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Γαστήρ

G1064
Transliteration
gastḗr
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
9

Glosses

belly, + with child, womb

Lexicon definition

the belly, stomach; the womb, Lu. 1.13; ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχειν, to be with child, Mat. 1.18, 23; 24.19, et al.; γαστέρες, paunches, gluttons, Tit. 1.12.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

κοιλία

G2836
Transliteration
koilía
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
22

Glosses

belly, womb

Lexicon definition

a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen

by implication, the matrix

figuratively, the heart

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

מֵעֶה

H4578
Transliteration
mêʻeh
Pronunciation
may-aw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
32

Glosses

internal organs, inward parts, intestines, bowels, belly, belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.

Lexicon 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)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

גָּחוֹן

H1512
Transliteration
gâchôwn
Pronunciation
gaw-khone'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

belly.

Lexicon definition

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

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

כְּרֵשׂ

H3770
Transliteration
kᵉrês
Pronunciation
ker-ace'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

belly.

Lexicon definition

the paunch or belly (as swelling out)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מְעָה

H4577
Transliteration
mᵉʻâh
Pronunciation
meh-aw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

belly.

Lexicon definition

only in plural the bowels

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בֶּטֶן

H0990
Transliteration
beṭen
Pronunciation
beh'-ten
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
72

Glosses

belly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.

Lexicon definition

the belly, especially the womb

also the bosom or body of anything

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בֶּטֶן

H0991
Transliteration
Beṭen
Pronunciation
beh'-ten
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Beten.

Lexicon definition

Beten. a place in Palestine

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Belly

The seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Prov. 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The "belly of hell" signifies the grave or underworld (Jonah 2:2).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Bellies

Indexed occurrences: 1

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Strong's Concordance

Belly

Indexed occurrences: 19

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All Scripture references113 references

Genesis 6

Genesis 3:14Genesis 15:4Genesis 25:23Genesis 25:24Genesis 30:2Genesis 38:27

Leviticus 1

Leviticus 11:42

Numbers 4

Numbers 5:21Numbers 5:22Numbers 5:27Numbers 25:8

Deuteronomy 7

Deuteronomy 7:13Deuteronomy 18:3Deuteronomy 28:4Deuteronomy 28:11Deuteronomy 28:18Deuteronomy 28:53Deuteronomy 30:9

Judges 5

Judges 3:21Judges 3:22Judges 13:5Judges 13:7Judges 16:17

Ruth 1

Ruth 1:11

2 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 2:232 Samuel 3:272 Samuel 4:62 Samuel 7:122 Samuel 16:112 Samuel 20:10

1 Kings 1

1 Kings 7:20

2 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 21:152 Chronicles 21:182 Chronicles 21:192 Chronicles 32:21

Job 18

Job 1:21Job 3:10Job 3:11Job 10:19Job 15:2Job 15:35Job 19:17Job 20:14Job 20:15Job 20:20Job 20:23Job 30:27Job 31:15Job 31:18Job 32:18Job 32:19Job 38:29Job 40:16

Psalms 13

Psalms 17:14Psalms 22:10Psalms 22:11Psalms 22:15Psalms 31:10Psalms 40:9Psalms 44:25Psalms 44:26Psalms 58:4Psalms 71:6Psalms 127:3Psalms 132:11Psalms 139:13

Proverbs 8

Proverbs 13:25Proverbs 18:8Proverbs 18:20Proverbs 20:27Proverbs 20:30Proverbs 22:18Proverbs 26:22Proverbs 31:2

Ecclesiastes 2

Ecclesiastes 5:14Ecclesiastes 11:5

Song of Solomon 3

Song of Solomon 5:4Song of Solomon 5:14Song of Solomon 7:3

Isaiah 11

Isaiah 13:18Isaiah 16:11Isaiah 44:2Isaiah 44:24Isaiah 46:3Isaiah 48:8Isaiah 48:19Isaiah 49:1Isaiah 49:5Isaiah 49:15Isaiah 63:15

Jeremiah 4

Jeremiah 1:5Jeremiah 4:19Jeremiah 31:20Jeremiah 51:34

Lamentations 2

Lamentations 1:20Lamentations 2:11

Ezekiel 2

Ezekiel 3:3Ezekiel 7:19

Daniel 1

Daniel 2:32

Hosea 3

Hosea 9:11Hosea 9:16Hosea 12:4

Jonah 4

Jonah 1:17Jonah 2:1Jonah 2:2Jonah 2:3

Micah 1

Micah 6:7

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 3:16

Matthew 1

Matthew 12:40

Luke 1

Luke 15:16

John 1

John 7:38

Philippians 1

Philippians 3:19

Titus 1

Titus 1:12

Topical Bible

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Ancient Context3 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Of The Purifications.

Antiquities Book 3, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

What Other Acts Were Done By Agrippa Until His Death; And After What Manner He Died.

Antiquities Book 19, Chapter 8

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Helena The Queen Of Adiabene And Her Son Izates, Embraced The Jewish Religion; And How Helena Supplied The Poor With Corn, When There Was A Great Famine At Jerusalem.

Antiquities Book 20, Chapter 2

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Topic

BELLY

Nave’s Topical Bible references for BELLY.

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Alexander the Great

The king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the "belly of brass" (Dan. 2:32), and the leopard and the he-goat (7:6; 11:3, 4). He succeeded his father Philip, and died at the age of thirty-two from the effects of intemperance, B.C. 323. His empire was divided among his four generals.

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Belly

The seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Prov. 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The "belly of hell" signifies the grave or underworld (Jonah 2:2).

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Beten

belly

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Betonim

bellies

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Maai

belly; heaping up

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