בִּטְנ֑/וֹ

𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤅

biteno

his stomach

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

Proverbs 18:20 · Word #5

Lexicon H990

Lemmaבֶּטֶן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤈𐤍
Transliterationbeṭen
Strong'sH990
In-contexthis stomach

Morphology HNcfsc/Sp3ms 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 H990-07

his inner-belly

Rootבטנ (b-ṭ-n)
Core Meaningshollowness, interior cavity, belly, womb, inner part
Semantic Rangebelly, abdomen, womb, inner body, inward part, figurative seat of emotion or origin
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, the בֶּטֶן is the place of gestation, hidden formation, and deep inward reality. It can signify physical birth, divine creation in the womb, or metaphorically the inner source of thoughts and desires.
Morphological NotesFeminine singular noun in construct form (בִּטְנֵי/בִּטְנְ) with 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix (-וֹ), yielding "his belly/womb."
Rendering RationaleThe noun בֶּטֶן denotes the hollow interior of the body, especially the womb or belly. Rendering it as "inner-belly" preserves the root sense of an internal cavity while the possessive "his" accurately reflects the 3rd person masculine singular suffix in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בטנ (hollowness, interior cavity, belly, womb, inner part)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H990-01 beten womb
H990-05 bitenekhe your womb
H990-08 habaten the womb
H990-12 mibiteno from his womb-belly
H990-16 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