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בֶּטֶן H990
H990 is the Hebrew word בֶּטֶן, transliterated beṭen and said beh'-ten. The King James Version most often renders it womb.
What it means
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.
Where it comes from
from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 50 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: belly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.
Verses using בֶּטֶן
The first 40 of 54 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 25:23 · KJV
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
Numbers 5:21 · KJV
Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
Numbers 5:22 · KJV
And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Numbers 5:27 · KJV
And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.
Deuteronomy 7:13 · KJV
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Deuteronomy 28:4 · KJV
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:11 · KJV
And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Deuteronomy 28:18 · KJV
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:53 · KJV
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deuteronomy 30:9 · KJV
And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Judges 3:22 · KJV
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
Judges 13:5 · KJV
For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Judges 13:7 · KJV
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
Judges 16:17 · KJV
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
1 Kings 7:20 · KJV
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
Job 1:21 · KJV
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Job 3:10 · KJV
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Job 10:19 · KJV
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Job 15:2 · KJV
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15:35 · KJV
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Job 20:20 · KJV
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
Job 20:23 · KJV
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Job 31:15 · KJV
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Job 32:18 · KJV
For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
Job 32:19 · KJV
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
Job 38:29 · KJV
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Psalm 17:14 · KJV
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalm 22:9 · KJV
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
Psalm 44:25 · KJV
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Psalm 58:3 · KJV
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Psalm 71:6 · KJV
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Psalm 127:3 · KJV
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalm 132:11 · KJV
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Proverbs 13:25 · KJV
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Proverbs 18:20 · KJV
A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Proverbs 22:18 · KJV
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Proverbs 31:2 · KJV
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Ecclesiastes 5:15 · KJV
As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 · KJV
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Song of Solomon 7:2 · KJV
Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
Common questions
What does Strong's H990 mean?
H990 is the Hebrew word בֶּטֶן (beṭen), meaning the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.
How is H990 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it womb (20 times), belly (14 times), body (6 times), within (2 times), make thy belly (1 time), among others.
How many times does H990 appear in the Bible?
בֶּטֶן (beṭen) is tagged in 54 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H990 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow.
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