בִּטְנֵ֖/ךְ
𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤊
bitenekhe
your belly
from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything; belly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.
H990
Numbers 5:21 · Word #23
Lexicon H990
| Lemma | בֶּטֶן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤈𐤍 |
| Transliteration | beṭen |
| Strong's | H990 |
| In-context | your belly |
Morphology HNcfsc/Sp2fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H990-03
your womb
| Root | בטנ (b-ṭ-n) |
| Core Meanings | belly, womb, inner cavity, hollow interior |
| Semantic Range | physical belly, womb, inner being, the interior of a person, the inside or cavity of something |
| Conceptual Significance | בֶּטֶן often signifies the womb as the seat of conception and divine formation of life, highlighting themes of covenant lineage, divine sovereignty in birth, and the intimate, hidden work of God within the inner being. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common feminine singular in construct form (בִּטְנֵ) with 2nd person feminine singular pronominal suffix (־ךְ). The construct state links the noun to the attached suffix, making it definite: "your." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בֶּטֶן refers to the belly or womb as the inner hollow of the body. In this form it is feminine singular construct with a second feminine singular suffix, yielding "your womb," addressed specifically to a female and preserving both number and gender. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בטנ (belly, womb, inner cavity, hollow interior)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H990-05 |
biteno | his inner-belly |
H990-06 |
habaten | the womb |
H990-10 |
mibiteno | from his womb-belly |
H990-12 |
vaten | belly-womb |
Word Usage (72 occurrences of H990)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 25:23 | בְּ/בִטְנֵ֔/ךְ | bevitenekhe | are in your womb |
| Genesis 25:24 | בְּ/בִטְנָֽ/הּ | bevitenah | in her womb |
| Genesis 30:2 | בָֽטֶן | vaten | of the womb |