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Strong's H990 בֶּטֶן (beten)

Beten means “belly” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G990 — blemma (“seeing”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H990
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 72
Books 17

Strong's H990 Quick Answer

Strong's H990 בֶּטֶן (beten) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. beten (beh'-ten) n-f. 1. the belly, especially the womb 2. also the bosom or body of anything It has 72 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include belly, womb, body, were, and are. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
beten (beh'-ten) n-f. 1. the belly, especially the womb 2. also the bosom or body of anything
Usage
72 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
belly, womb, body, were, and are

Meaning and Definition

beten (beh'-ten) n-f. 1. the belly, especially the womb 2. also the bosom or body of anything [from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow] KJV: belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.

Original Word
בֶּטֶן
Transliteration
beten
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H990. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

belly: abdomen

Usage: : abdomen 1) belly, womb, body 1a) belly, abdomen 1a1) as seat of hunger 1a2) as seat of mental faculties 1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.) 1b) womb

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How Strong's H990 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render beten, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

belly Numbers 5:21 30× womb Genesis 30:2 29× body Deuteronomy 28:4 were Genesis 25:24 are Genesis 25:23

How Strong's H990 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 72 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H990 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H990 in the Old Testament

72 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 25:23 KJV

And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

Genesis 25:24 KJV

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Genesis 30:2 KJV

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Usage Excerpts

First 72 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H990.

Genesis 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
Genesis 25:24 Old Testament, KJV
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Genesis 30:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Genesis 38:27 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Numbers 5:21 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
Numbers 5:22 Old Testament, KJV
And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Numbers 5:27 Old Testament, KJV
And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.
Deuteronomy 7:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Deuteronomy 28:4 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Deuteronomy 28:18 Old Testament, KJV
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:53 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deuteronomy 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Judges 3:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
Judges 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
Judges 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Judges 13:7 Old Testament, KJV
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
Judges 16:17 Old Testament, KJV
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
1 Kings 7:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
Job 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Job 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Job 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Job 10:19 Old Testament, KJV
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Job 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15:35 Old Testament, KJV
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Job 19:17 Old Testament, KJV
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
Job 20:15 Old Testament, KJV
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Job 20:20 Old Testament, KJV
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
Job 20:23 Old Testament, KJV
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Job 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Job 31:18 Old Testament, KJV
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
Job 32:18 Old Testament, KJV
For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
Job 32:19 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
Job 38:29 Old Testament, KJV
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Job 40:16 Old Testament, KJV
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
Psalms 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
Psalms 22:10 Old Testament, KJV
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Psalms 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Psalms 44:25 Old Testament, KJV
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Psalms 58:3 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Psalms 71:6 Old Testament, KJV
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Psalms 127:3 Old Testament, KJV
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 132:11 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Psalms 139:13 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
Proverbs 13:25 Old Testament, KJV
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Proverbs 18:8 Old Testament, KJV
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 18:20 Old Testament, KJV
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Proverbs 20:27 Old Testament, KJV
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 20:30 Old Testament, KJV
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Proverbs 26:22 Old Testament, KJV
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 31:2 Old Testament, KJV
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Ecclesiastes 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 Old Testament, KJV
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Song of Solomon 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
Isaiah 13:18 Old Testament, KJV
Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.
Isaiah 44:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 44:24 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Isaiah 46:3 Old Testament, KJV
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
Isaiah 48:8 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Isaiah 49:1 Old Testament, KJV
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Isaiah 49:5 Old Testament, KJV
And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
Isaiah 49:15 Old Testament, KJV
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Jeremiah 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Ezekiel 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Hosea 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
Hosea 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
Hosea 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
Jonah 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Micah 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Habakkuk 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H990, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 6 usages, Old Testament
Judges 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 16 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 10 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 8 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 3 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H990 FAQ

What does beten (בֶּטֶן) mean?

Beten (Strong's H990) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "belly". beten (beh'-ten) n-f. 1. the belly, especially the womb 2. also the bosom or body of anything

How many times is beten (בֶּטֶן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 72 linked usages for Strong's H990 across 17 books.

Where can I study beten (בֶּטֶן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H990 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate beten (בֶּטֶן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as belly, womb, body, were, and are. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.