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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:
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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).
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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - scissisque vestibus indutus est cilicio lugens filium multo tempore

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:11 - sic autem comedetis illum renes vestros accingetis calciamenta habebitis in pedibus tenentes baculos in manibus et comedetis festinantes est enim phase id est transitus Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - facies et feminalia linea ut operiant carnem turpitudinis suae a renibus usque ad femina

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 - benedic Domine fortitudini eius et opera manuum illius suscipe percute dorsa inimicorum eius et qui oderunt eum non consurgant

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:8 - cumque illi essent iuxta lapidem grandem qui est in Gabaon Amasa veniens occurrit eis porro Ioab vestitus erat tunica stricta ad mensuram habitus sui et desuper accinctus gladio dependente usque ad ilia in vagina qui fabrefactus levi motu egredi poterat et percutere

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 - tu quoque nosti quae fecerit mihi Ioab filius Sarviae quae fecerit duobus principibus exercitus Israhel Abner filio Ner et Amasa filio Iether quos occidit et effudit sanguinem belli in pace et posuit cruorem proelii in balteo suo qui erat circa lumbos eius et in calciamento suo quod erat in pedibus eius

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:10 - et dixerunt ei iuvenes qui nutriti fuerant cum eo sic loquere populo huic qui locuti sunt ad te dicentes pater tuus adgravavit iugum nostrum tu releva nos sic loqueris ad eos minimus digitus meus grossior est dorso patris mei

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - et manus Domini facta est super Heliam accinctisque lumbis currebat ante Ahab donec veniret in Hiezrahel

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - dixeruntque ei servi sui ecce audivimus quod reges domus Israhel clementes sint ponamus itaque saccos in lumbis nostris et funiculos in capitibus nostris et egrediamur ad regem Israhel forsitan salvabit animas nostras

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - accinxerunt saccis lumbos suos et posuerunt funes in capitibus veneruntque ad regem Israhel et dixerunt servus tuus Benadad dicit vivat oro te anima mea et ille ait si adhuc vivit frater meus est

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:8 - at illi dixerunt vir pilosus et zona pellicia accinctis renibus qui ait Helias Thesbites est

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29 - et ille ait ad Giezi accinge lumbos tuos et tolle baculum meum in manu tua et vade si occurrerit tibi homo non salutes eum et si salutaverit te quispiam non respondeas illi et pones baculum meum super faciem pueri

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:1 - Heliseus autem prophetes vocavit unum de filiis prophetarum et ait illi accinge lumbos tuos et tolle lenticulam olei hanc in manu tua et vade in Ramoth Galaad

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:10 - at illi responderunt ut iuvenes et nutriti cum eo in deliciis atque dixerunt sic loqueris populo qui dixit tibi pater tuus adgravavit iugum nostrum tu subleva et sic respondebis eis minimus digitus meus grossior est lumbis patris mei

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:18 - aedificantium enim unusquisque gladio erat accinctus renes et aedificabant et clangebant bucina iuxta me

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:18 - balteum regum dissolvit et praecingit fune renes eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:16 - [Vulgate 40:11] fortitudo eius in lumbis eius et virtus illius in umbilicis ventris eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - [Vulgate 65:11] introduxisti nos in obsidione posuisti stridorem in dorso nostro

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:23 - [Vulgate 68:24] contenebrentur oculi eorum ne videant et dorsum eorum semper incurva

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:31 - gallus succinctus lumbos et aries nec est rex qui resistat ei

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:17 - heth accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos et roboravit brachium suum

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:5 - et erit iustitia cingulum lumborum eius et fides cinctorium renis eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:2 - in tempore illo locutus est Dominus in manu Isaiae filii Amos dicens vade et solve saccum de lumbis tuis et calciamenta tua tolle de pedibus tuis et fecit sic vadens nudus et disculciatus

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 - propterea repleti sunt lumbi mei dolore angustia possedit me sicut angustia parientis corrui cum audirem conturbatus sum cum viderem

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1 - haec dicit Dominus christo meo Cyro cuius adprehendi dexteram ut subiciam ante faciem eius gentes et dorsa regum vertam et aperiam coram eo ianuas et portae non cludentur

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:17 - tu ergo accinge lumbos tuos et surge et loquere ad eos omnia quae ego praecipio tibi ne formides a facie eorum nec enim timere te faciam vultum eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:1 - haec dicit Dominus ad me vade et posside tibi lumbare lineum et pones illud super lumbos tuos et in aquam non inferes illud

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:2 - et possedi lumbare iuxta verbum Domini et posui circa lumbos meos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:4 - tolle lumbare quod possedisti quod est circa lumbos tuos et surgens vade ad Eufraten et absconde illud ibi in foramine petrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:11 - sicut enim adheret lumbare ad lumbos viri sic adglutinavi mihi omnem domum Israhel et omnem domum Iuda dicit Dominus ut esset mihi in populum et in nomen et in laudem et in gloriam et non audierunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:37 - omne enim caput calvitium et omnis barba rasa erit in cunctis manibus conligatio et super omne dorsum cilicium

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:27 - et vidi quasi speciem electri velut aspectum ignis intrinsecus eius per circuitum a lumbis eius et desuper et a lumbis eius usque deorsum vidi quasi speciem ignis splendentis in circuitu

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:2 - et vidi et ecce similitudo quasi aspectus ignis ab aspectu lumborum eius et deorsum ignis et a lumbis eius et sursum quasi aspectus splendoris ut visio electri

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:2 - et ecce sex viri veniebant de via portae superioris quae respicit ad aquilonem et uniuscuiusque vas interitus in manu eius vir quoque unus in medio eorum vestitus lineis et atramentarium scriptoris ad renes eius et ingressi sunt et steterunt iuxta altare aereum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:3 - et gloria Domini Israhel adsumpta est de cherub quae erat super eum ad limen domus et vocavit virum qui indutus erat lineis et atramentarium scriptoris habebat in lumbis suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:11 - et ecce vir qui indutus erat lineis qui habebat atramentarium in dorso suo respondit verbum dicens feci sicut praecepisti mihi

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:6 - et tu fili hominis ingemesce in contritione lumborum et in amaritudinibus ingemesce coram eis

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - et accinctos balteis renes et tiaras tinctas in capitibus eorum formam ducum omnium similitudinem filiorum Babylonis terraeque Chaldeorum in qua orti sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - quando adprehenderunt te manu et confractus es et lacerasti omnem umerum eorum et innitentibus eis super te comminutus es et dissolvisti omnes renes eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18 - vittae lineae erunt in capitibus eorum et feminalia linea erunt in lumbis eorum et non accingentur in sudore

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:4 - rursumque mensus est mille et transduxit me per aquam usque ad genua

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:5 - Et levavi oculos meos, et vidi: et ecce vir unus vestitus lineis, et renes eius accincti auro obrizo:

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - et convertam festivitates vestras in luctum et omnia cantica vestra in planctum et inducam super omne dorsum vestrum saccum et super omne caput calvitium et ponam eam quasi luctum unigeniti et novissima eius quasi diem amarum

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:1 - ascendit qui dispergat coram te qui custodit obsidionem contemplare viam conforta lumbos robora virtutem valde

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:10 - dissipata et scissa et dilacerata et cor tabescens et dissolutio geniculorum et defectio in cunctis renibus et facies omnium sicut nigredo ollae
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