Quick Definition
belly: abdomen
Strong's Definition
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow;
KJV Usage: belly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.
TWOT Reference: 236a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) belly, womb, body
1a) belly, abdomen
1a1) as seat of hunger
1a2) as seat of mental faculties
1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.)
1b) womb
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
: abdomen
1) belly, womb, body
1a) belly, abdomen
1a1) as seat of hunger
1a2) as seat of mental faculties
1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.)
1b) womb
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בֶּטֶן
beṭen
BDB Definition:
1) belly, womb, body
1a) belly, abdomen
1a1) as seat of hunger
1a2) as seat of mental faculties
1a3) of depth of Sheol (figuratively)
1b) womb
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow
Same Word by TWOT Number: 236a
Total KJV Occurrences: 72