Gachon גָּחוֹן
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| גָּחוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gachon |
| Strong's number | H1512 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | belly |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Gachon (Hebrew גָּחוֹן, Strong's H1512) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “belly”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
belly (of reptiles)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | belly (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | your belly (1), its belly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gachon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 3:14And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
Leviticus
- Leviticus 11:42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).