Beṭen — H990

H990 · Hebrew — בטן

Pronunciation: beh'-ten

Definition

feminine noun

the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything

  1. belly, womb, body
    1. belly, abdomen
      1. as seat of hunger
      2. as seat of mental faculties
      3. of depth of Sheol (fig.)
    2. womb

Usually translated as

womb, belly, body, as they be born, within

Origin

from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Beṭen occurs 72 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (6), Judges (5), 1 Kings (1), Job (16), Psalms (10), Proverbs (8), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (3), Jonah (1), Micah (1), Habakkuk (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B