Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2683 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֵצֶן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to hold firmly |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chetsen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khay'-tsen |
| Meaning: | 1. the bosom (as comprised between the arms) |
| KJV Renderings: | bosom. |
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[חֵ֫צֶן] noun masculine bosom of a garment (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1923], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 1924] also Syriac [untranscribed source text 1925] bosom (= [untranscribed source text 1926] *), see HoffmZMG 1878, 753 LagM ii. 361 ff.; BN 46 f.; on this word and following see BaNB 120; ZMG 1889, 183) — שֶׁלּאֹ מִלֵּא כַפּוֺ קוֺצֵר וְחִצְנוֺ מְעַמֵּר Ps 129:7 (grass) with which a reaper filleth not his hand, nor a binder his bosom.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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