What does בֶּטֶן (beṭen) mean in the Bible?
בֶּטֶן (beṭen): The womb as life-source: inner receptacle where human existence originates and develops before birth.
Hebrew · H990
בֶּטֶן
The belly , especially the womb ; also the bosom or body of anything
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בֶּטֶן H990
Pronunciation beṭen
What does בֶּטֶן (beṭen) mean in the Bible?
בֶּטֶן (beṭen): The womb as life-source: inner receptacle where human existence originates and develops before birth.
Full entry for בֶּטֶן (H990) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H990?
The BSB source-word alignment has 72 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (8), womb (8), from the womb (7), of your womb (4), of the womb (3).
Where does בֶּטֶן (beṭen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (16), Psalms (10), Isaiah (8), Proverbs (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 8× Genesis 30:2, Job 19:17, Psalms 132:11, Proverbs 18:8
womb 8× Judges 16:17, Job 1:21, Job 31:18, Job 38:29
from the womb 7× Job 3:11, Job 10:19, Psalms 22:9, Isaiah 44:2
of your womb 4× Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 28:18, Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 30:9
of the womb 3× Job 3:10, Psalms 127:3, Isaiah 13:18
the womb 3× Judges 13:5, Judges 13:7, Isaiah 46:3
from birth 2× Psalms 58:3, Isaiah 48:8
in her womb 2× Genesis 25:24, Genesis 38:27
in the womb 2× Job 31:15, Hosea 12:3
your womb 2× Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:11
and body as well 1× Psalms 31:9
and cause your belly 1× Numbers 5:22
and your belly 1× Numbers 5:21
are in your womb 1× Genesis 25:23
belly 1× Proverbs 18:20
but the stomach 1× Proverbs 13:25
from his belly 1× Judges 3:22
from his stomach 1× Job 20:15
From the belly 1× Jonah 2:2
her belly 1× Numbers 5:27
his appetite 1× Job 20:20
his belly 1× Job 15:2
his stomach 1× Job 20:23
it into Eglon’s belly 1× Judges 3:21
my belly 1× Job 32:19
no pregnancy 1× Hosea 9:11
of her womb 1× Isaiah 49:15
of his belly 1× Job 40:16
of my body 1× Micah 6:7
of my womb 1× Proverbs 31:2
of their wombs 1× Hosea 9:16
our bodies 1× Psalms 44:25
since birth 1× Psalms 71:6
the bellies 1× Psalms 17:14
the rounded projection 1× 1 Kings 7:20
their womb 1× Job 15:35
within 1× Habakkuk 3:16
within me 1× Job 32:18
within you 1× Proverbs 22:18
you in the womb 1× Jeremiah 1:5
Your waist 1× Song Of Solomon 7:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:23 בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ to are in your womb Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Genesis 25:24 בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃ to in her womb Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 30:2 בָֽטֶן׃ to . . . Noun - feminine singular Genesis 38:27 בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃ to in her womb Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 5:21 בִּטְנֵ֖ךְ to and your belly Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Numbers 5:22 בֶּ֖טֶן to and cause your belly Noun - feminine singular Numbers 5:27 בִטְנָ֔הּ to her belly Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 7:13 בִטְנְךָ֣ to of your womb Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:4 בִטְנְךָ֛ to your womb Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:11 בִטְנְךָ֛ to your womb Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:23
Aligned rows 72
Books represented 17
Genesis 4 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 6 Judges 5 1 Kings 1 Job 16 Psalms 10 Proverbs 8 Ecclesiastes 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 3 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
בָֽטֶן׃ 5x ḇā·ṭen Genesis 30:2, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:27, Proverbs 20:30
מִבֶּ֣טֶן 5x mib·be·ṭen Judges 16:17, Job 1:21, Job 38:29, Ecclesiastes 5:15
מִבֶּ֖טֶן 3x mib·be·ṭen Job 3:11, Isaiah 44:2, Isaiah 48:8
בְּבֶ֣טֶן 2x bə·ḇe·ṭen Psalms 139:13, Ecclesiastes 11:5
בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃ 2x bə·ḇiṭ·nāh Genesis 25:24, Genesis 38:27
בִטְנְךָ֛ 2x ḇiṭ·nə·ḵā Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:11
וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן 2x ū·mib·be·ṭen Job 31:18, Hosea 9:11
מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן 2x mib·be·ṭen Job 10:19, Psalms 58:3
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 10x Job 3:11, Job 10:19, Psalms 22:9, Psalms 58:3
Noun - feminine singular 8x Genesis 30:2, Numbers 5:22, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:27
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 8x Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:11, Deuteronomy 28:18
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 7x Job 3:10, Job 19:17, Job 32:18, Job 32:19
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 6x Judges 16:17, Job 1:21, Job 38:29, Psalms 22:10
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Judges 13:5, Judges 13:7, 1 Kings 7:20, Psalms 127:3
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Job 15:2, Job 20:23, Job 40:16, Proverbs 18:20
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Job 31:15, Jeremiah 1:5, Hosea 12:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. The womb as life-source: inner receptacle where human existence originates and develops before birth.
Source Gloss
the belly , especially the womb ; also the bosom or body of anything
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
The womb as life-source: inner receptacle where human existence originates and develops before birth.
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything BDB: belly Usage: belly, body, as they be born, within, womb.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Physical appetite and satisfaction of hunger, literal bodily need
Inner self or spirit, the innermost part of a person's being
Body or physical form receiving wounds or marks
Inner depths or interior, seat of deep feelings and knowledge
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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
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