What does חֶדֶר · κοιλία mean in the Bible?
חֶדֶר · κοιλία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "inner parts, inward being".
Hebrew · H2315, G2836
בֶּטֶן
An apartment (usually literal) · belly/womb/stomach
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חֶדֶר H2315 an apartment (usually literal)
Pronunciation ḥeder
Interior private space—typically a bedroom or inner chamber, emphasizing seclusion and intimacy
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κοιλία G2836 belly/womb/stomach
Pronunciation koilía
Body cavity hosting life's origin and deepest desires; womb, stomach, or metaphorically the heart's core.
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What does בֶּטֶן (beten) mean in the Bible?
חֶדֶר · κοιλία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "inner parts, inward being".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2315, G2836?
H2315, G2836 is connected to 38 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. inner parts, inward being
Strong's H2315, G2836
Lexical occurrences 38 verses Source Gloss
inner parts, inward being
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֶּטֶן is built from this root:
חָדַר H2314
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain