מֵעֶה
Used only in plural the intestines , or (collectively) the abdomen , figuratively, sympathy ; by implication, a vest ; by extension the stomach , the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)
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What does מֵעֶה (mēʿeh) mean in the Bible?
מֵעֶה (mēʿeh) is a Hebrew word meaning "used only in plural the intestines , or (collectively) the abdomen , figuratively, sympathy ; by implication, a vest ; by extension the stomach , the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)". used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively) BDB: internal organs Usage: belly, bowels, × heart, womb.
Meaning
Seat of visceral emotion and compassion; Hebrew localizes mercy and sympathy physically in the bowels rather than the mind.
used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively) BDB: internal organs Usage: belly, bowels, × heart, womb.
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