What does בֶּטֶן · κοιλία mean in the Bible?
בֶּטֶן · κοιλία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "belly, inner appetite".
Hebrew · H990, G2836
בֶּטֶן
The belly , especially the womb ; also the bosom or body of anything · belly/womb/stomach
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בֶּטֶן H990 the belly , especially the womb ; also the bosom or body of anything
Pronunciation beṭen
The womb as life-source: inner receptacle where human existence originates and develops before birth.
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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?
בֶּטֶן · κοιλία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "belly, inner appetite".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H990, G2836?
H990, G2836 is connected to 72 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. belly, inner appetite
Strong's H990, G2836
Lexical occurrences 72 verses Source Gloss
belly, inner appetite
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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