The meaning of “מֹתֶן”
Understanding môthen reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] greyhound, loins, side. - properly, the waist or small of the back - only in plural the loins 1) loins, hips 1a...
מֹתֶן
[phrase] greyhound, loins, side. - properly, the waist or small of the back - only in plural the loins 1) loins, hips 1a) used with זַרְזִיר in Pr 30:31; perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 37:34 | “And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.” Word: מֹתֶן (môthen) | |
| 2 Samuel 20:8 | “When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.” Word: מֹתֶן (môthen) | |
| 2 Chronicles 10:10 | “And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.” Word: מֹתֶן (môthen) | |
| Psalms 69:23 | “Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.” Word: מֹתֶן (môthen) | |
| Jeremiah 13:4 | “Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.” Word: מֹתֶן (môthen) |