גָּחוֹן
gâchôwn · gaw-khone'
the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from H1518 (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; (compare H1521 (גִּיחוֹן))
the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: belly.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing
To carry, to lift up that works to separate and protect that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גָּחוֹן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- upon thy belly1 · 50%
- upon the belly1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.