Strong's H4578 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מֵעֶה (mêʻeh)

Pronunciation: may-aw'

POS: may-aw' Morph: n-m

Exegesis: from an unused root probably meaning to be soft;

Definition: xlit mêʻâh corrected to mêʻeh; from an unused root probably meaning to be soft; 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); belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.

KJV Usage: belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) internal organs, inward parts, bowels, intestines, belly
• 2. 1a) inward parts
• 3. 1b) digestive organs
• 4. 1c) organs of procreation, womb
• 5. 1d) place of emotions or distress or love (fig.)
• 6. 1e) external belly

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G2836

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