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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).
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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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 - And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:11 - And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand: and ye shall 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 - And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness: from the loins even to the thighs they shall reach:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 - Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 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 to him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 - Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:10 - And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak to this people who spoke to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter to us; thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: it may be he will save thy life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:8 - And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29 - Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: and if thou shalt meet any man, salute him not; and if any shall salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:1 - And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:10 - And the young men that were brought up with him, spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spoke to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:18 - For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:18 - He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:16 - Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid affliction upon our loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:23 - Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:31 - A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:17 - She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:5 - And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:2 - At the same time spoke the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 - Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1 - Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not be shut;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:17 - Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:1 - Thus saith the LORD to me, Go and get for thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:2 - So I procured a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:4 - Take the girdle that thou hast procured, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:11 - For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:37 - For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:27 - And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire around within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness on all sides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:2 - Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the color of amber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:2 - And behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth towards the north, and every man a slaughter-weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in and stood beside the brazen altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:3 - And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which he was, to the threshhold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:11 - And behold, the man clothed with linen, who had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:6 - Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou didst break, and make all their loins to be at a stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18 - They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:4 - Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:5 - Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end of it as a bitter day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:1 - He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:10 - She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
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