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Lexicon :: Strong's H4975 - māṯnayim

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מָתְנַיִם
Transliteration
māṯnayim
Pronunciation
mo'-then
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be slender
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1267a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מתנים (Gesenius) מתן (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

מֹתֶן môthen, mo'-then; from an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins:— greyhound, loins, side.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's H4975 in the following manner: loins (42x), side (4x), greyhound (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's H4975 in the following manner: loins (42x), side (4x), greyhound (1x).

  1. loins, hips

    1. used with H2223 in Pr. 30:31; perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֹתֶן môthen, mo'-then; from an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins:— greyhound, loins, side.
STRONGS H4975: Abbreviations
† מָתְנַ֫יִם noun masculine dual loins (Arabic bdb060802 back, bdb060803 the two sides of the back, etc.; Syriac bdb060804; — absolute מ׳ Deuteronomy 33:11 + 7 times, מָתְנָ֑יִם Ezekiel 29:7; Ezekiel 47:4; construct מָתְנֵי Jeremiah 13:11 + 3 times; suffix מָתְנַי Isaiah 21:3, מָתְנָ֑י Jeremiah 13:2; מָתְנֵיהֶם 1 Kings + Jeremiah 20:32 + 4 times, etc.; — loins:
1.
a. place of wearing girdle 1 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 1:8; Jeremiah 13:1, 2, 4, 11; Ezekiel 23:15; figurative Isaiah 11:5 righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins.
b. hence place of things attached to girdle: — sword girded on (חגר על, אסר 2 Samuel 20:8; Nehemiah 4:12; opposed to, וּמָתְנֵי מְלָכִים אֲפַתֵּחַ Isaiah 45:1 and the loins of kings I will loosen, i e. will disarm them (י׳ before Cyrus; compare Che); ink-horn Ezekiel 9:2, 3, 11.
c. girding up loins = make ready for action, וַיְשַׁנֵּס מָתְנָיו 1 Kings 18:46; more often חָגַר מ׳ 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 9:1; Exodus 12:11 (P), Daniel 10:5; אָזַר מ׳ Jeremiah 1:17.
d. זַרְזִיר מ׳ Proverbs 30:31 that which is girt in the loins, i.e. probably either a greyhound Ew Bö De (contracted, as if by a belt), or a war-horse, charger, Bo Ges Hi Str Wild (with a saddle); compare also זרזיר; text perhaps corrupt (Wild).
e. girded with sackcloth (in mourning) Genesis 37:34 (J), Amos 8:10; Isaiah 20:2; 1 Kings 20:31, 32; Jeremiah 48:37.
f. linen breeches of priests were to extend מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד יְרֵכַיִם Exodus 28:42 (P); to be עַלמָֿת׳ Ezekiel 44:18; loins of slaves are girt with waistcloth, compare Job 12:18 (see also אֵזוֺר).
g. in general of the middle of the body, מֵי מָת׳ Ezekiel 47:4 (i.e. water reaching to the loins); so of the appearance of י׳ in Ezekiel's visions Ezekiel 1:27 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 8:2 (twice in verse).
2.
a. loins as seat of strength, Deuteronomy 33:11; 1 Kings 12:10 2 Chronicles 10:10; חַזֵּק מָתְנַיִם Nahum 2:2 (|| אַמֵּץ כֹּחַ); כֹּחוֺ בְּמָתְנָיו Job 40:16 (of hippopotamus); in combination with 1a (figurative) חָֽגְרָה בְּעוֺז מ׳ Proverbs 31:17 she girdeth her loins with strength, she puts on energy with her girdle; compare also בְּשִׁבְרוֺן מ׳ Ezekiel 21:11 sigh with breaking of loins, i.e. in entire collapse of strength; so תָּמִיד הַמְעַ֑ד וּמ׳ Psalm 69:24 and make their loins continually to shake, make them totter; compare Ezekiel 29:7 (where read וְהִמְעַדְתָּ for וְהַעֲמַדְתָּ, see מָעַד).
b. as seat of keenest pain, due to grief or dread Nahum 2:11; Isaiah 21:3 (as in travail); so probably also Psalm 66:11 (compare Bae; and see מוּעָקָה below עוק).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:34

Exodus

12:11; 28:42

Deuteronomy

33:11; 33:11

2 Samuel

20:8

1 Kings

2:5; 12:10; 18:46; 20:31; 20:32

2 Kings

1:8; 4:29; 9:1

2 Chronicles

10:10

Nehemiah

4:12

Job

12:18; 40:16

Psalms

66:11; 69:24

Proverbs

30:31; 31:17

Isaiah

11:5; 20:2; 21:3; 21:3; 45:1

Jeremiah

1:17; 13:1; 13:2; 13:2; 13:4; 13:11; 13:11; 48:37

Ezekiel

1:27; 8:2; 9:2; 9:3; 9:11; 21:11; 23:15; 29:7; 29:7; 44:18; 47:4; 47:4

Daniel

10:5

Amos

8:10

Nahum

2:2; 2:11

H4975

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Strong's Number H4975 matches the Hebrew מָתְנַיִם (māṯnayim),
which occurs 47 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:34 - Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:11 - This is how you are to eat it - dressed to travel, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You are to eat it in haste. It is the LORD'S Passover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - Make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must cover from the waist to the thighs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 - Bless, O LORD, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:8 - When they were near the big rock that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire and had a dagger in its sheath belted to his waist. When he advanced, it fell out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 - "You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me - how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:10 - The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him, "Say this to these people who have said to you, 'Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.' Say this to them: 'I am a lot harsher than my father!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - Now the LORD energized Elijah with power; he tucked his robe into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - His advisers said to him, "Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and surrender to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, "Your servant Ben Hadad says, 'Please let me live!'" Ahab replied, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:8 - They replied, "He was a hairy man and had a leather belt tied around his waist." The king said, "He is Elijah the Tishbite."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29 - Elisha told Gehazi, "Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don't stop to exchange greetings with anyone! Place my staff on the child's face."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:1 - Now Elisha the prophet summoned a member of the prophetic guild and told him, "Tuck your robes into your belt, take this container of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:10 - The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him, "Say this to these people who have said to you, 'Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden' - say this to them: 'I am a lot harsher than my father!

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:18 - The builders to a man had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter remained with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:18 - He loosens the bonds of kings and binds a loincloth around their waist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:16 - Look at its strength in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:23 - May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:31 - a strutting rooster, a male goat, and a king with his army around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:17 - She begins her work vigorously, and she strengthens her arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:5 - Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:2 - At that time the LORD announced through Isaiah son of Amoz: "Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and take your sandals off your feet." He did as instructed and walked around in undergarments and barefoot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 - For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1 - This is what the LORD says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:17 - "But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:1 - The LORD said to me, "Go and buy some linen shorts and put them on. Do not put them in water."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:2 - So I bought the shorts as the LORD had told me to do and put them on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:4 - "Take the shorts that you bought and are wearing and go at once to Perath. Bury the shorts there in a crack in the rocks."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:11 - For,' I say, 'just as shorts cling tightly to a person's body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.' I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:37 - For all of them will shave their heads in mourning. They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow. They will all make gashes in their hands. They will all put on sackcloth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:27 - I saw an amber glow like a fire enclosed all around from his waist up. From his waist down I saw something that looked like fire. There was a brilliant light around it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:2 - As I watched, I noticed a form that appeared to be a man. From his waist downward was something like fire, and from his waist upward something like a brightness, like an amber glow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:2 - Next, I noticed six men coming from the direction of the upper gate which faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing kit at his side. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:3 - Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:11 - Next I noticed the man dressed in linen with the writing kit at his side bringing back word: "I have done just as you commanded me."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:6 - "And you, son of man, groan with an aching heart and bitterness; groan before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, the image of Babylonians whose native land is Chaldea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - when they grasped you with their hand, you broke and tore their shoulders, and when they leaned on you, you splintered and caused their legs to be unsteady.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18 - Linen turbans will be on their heads and linen undergarments will be around their waists; they must not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:4 - Again he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was now knee deep. Once more he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was waist deep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:5 - I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your festivals into funerals, and all your songs into funeral dirges. I will make everyone wear funeral clothes and cause every head to be shaved bald. I will make you mourn as if you had lost your only son; when it ends it will indeed have been a bitter day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:1 - (2:2) The watchmen of Nineveh shout: "An enemy who will scatter you is marching out to attack you!" "Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:10 - Destruction, devastation, and desolation! Their hearts faint, their knees tremble, each stomach churns, each face turns pale!
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