Strong's Lexicon

H8270

H8270 — שׁוֹר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshornoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2469a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8270
Word:שׁוֹר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H8324
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:shor
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shore
Meaning:1. a string (as twisted), i.e. (specifically) the umbilical cord (also figuratively, as the centre of strength)
KJV Renderings:navel.

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[שֹׁר] noun [masculine] navel-string (compare Aramaic שׁוּרָא Ezek 16:4 ᵑ7 , [untranscribed source text 5750], Arabic [untranscribed source text 5751], all id.); — suffix לאֹ כָרַּת שָׁרֵּךְ Ezek 16:4 ( Ges«GKC:22s»§ 22s ii. 1. 45) thy navel-string was nut cut; questioned are: שָׁרֶּ֑ךָ Prov 3:8 (De and others navel, synechd. for body, || עַצְמוֺתֶתךָ; ᵐ5 τῷ σώματι; σου, compare ᵑ6 , Clericus Bi Frankenb בְּשָֽׂרְךָ, Ew Hi Kmp and others שְׁאֵרְךָ, Toy either); שָׂרְרֵךְ Song 7:3 ( ᵐ5 ὀμφαλάς σοὺ || בִּטְנֵךְ), = שָׁרֵּךְ Thes and others; now often interpreted as = vulva, compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 5752] secret part, Hi Stickel Buhl Öttli, noticed also by Thes, but Arabism dubious, see Bu.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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