H1512 גָּחוֹן

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

גָּחוֹן

gâchôwn · gaw-khone'

Definition

the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )

KJV Renderings

belly.

Derivation / Etymology

probably from H1518 (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; (compare H1521 (גִּיחוֹן))

KJV Verses (2)

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:
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.