Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “שֹׁר”
Understanding shôr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
navel. - a string (as twisted ), i.e. (specifically) the umbilical cord (also figuratively, as the centre of strength) 1...
H8270
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
שֹׁר
Phoneticshore
Transliterationshôr
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
navel. - a string (as twisted ), i.e. (specifically) the umbilical cord (also figuratively, as the centre of strength) 1) umbilical cord, navel, navel-string
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 3:8 | “It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” Word: שֹׁר (shôr) | |
| Ezekiel 16:4 | “And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.” Word: שֹׁר (shôr) |