מֵעֶ֨י/ךָ֙
𐤌𐤏𐤉/𐤊
meeykha-2
your bowels
xlit mêʻâh corrected to mêʻeh; from an unused root probably meaning to be soft; used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively); belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.
H4578
2 Chronicles 21:15 · Word #8
Lexicon H4578
| Lemma | מֵעֶה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤏𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mêʻeh |
| Strong's | H4578 |
| In-context | your bowels |
Morphology HNcmpc/Sp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4578-05
your inward parts
| Root | מעה (m-ʿ-h) |
| Core Meanings | softness, inward parts, entrails, inner organs, seat of deep emotion |
| Semantic Range | intestines, entrails, abdomen, stomach, womb, generative organs, inner being, seat of compassion or deep emotion |
| Conceptual Significance | In Hebrew thought, the inward parts were viewed as the seat of profound emotion, compassion, and generative life. The term can denote both physical origin (offspring from one’s inward parts) and deep internal stirring, reflecting an embodied understanding of emotion and covenant lineage. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun common masculine plural construct (מֵעֶי) with 2ms pronominal suffix (ךָ). Though the lexeme often appears in plural form, it can function collectively for the inner organs or seat of emotion. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from a root associated with softness and internal organs, referring concretely to the entrails and figuratively to deep inner feeling. The form is masculine plural construct with a 2nd person masculine singular suffix, yielding "your inward parts," preserving both the plural sense and the personal possession. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מעה (softness, inward parts, entrails, inner organs, seat of deep emotion)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4578-01 |
bemeay | in my inward parts |
H4578-02 |
bemeayv | in his inward parts |
H4579-01 |
kimeotayv | like his inward parts |
H4578-03 |
meay | my inmost parts |
H4578-04 |
meayv | his soft inward parts |
H4578-06 |
mimeey | from the bowels of |
H4578-07 |
mimeeykha | from your inward parts |
H4578-08 |
umeay | and my inner-soft parts |
Word Usage (32 occurrences of H4578)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:4 | מִ/מֵּעֶ֔י/ךָ | mimeeykha | from your own body |
| Genesis 25:23 | מִ/מֵּעַ֖יִ/ךְ | mimeayikhe | from your body |
| Numbers 5:22 | בְּֽ/מֵעַ֔יִ/ךְ | bemeayikhe | into your stomach |