Strong's Hebrew · H990
H990 beṭen
בֶּטֶן
beh'-ten
belly
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beṭen appears 72 times in Scripture, including Genesis 25:23 and Numbers 5:21. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
In the King James Version
belly, body, as they be born, within, womb.
Derivation
from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow;
Appears 72 times in Scripture
“For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.”
“and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.””
“Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.”
“When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.”
“and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.”
“For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.”
“When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.”
“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.’”
“Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?””
“When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
