ga.chon denotes the bodily underside on which a serpent crawls and certain land creatures move.

The two occurrences use the noun for the bodily underside: the surface on which the serpent is made to crawl in Genesis 3:14 and on which certain land creatures move in Leviticus 11:42.

1. Bodily underside used for crawling or movement · dominant

   In Genesis 3:14, the construct singular form occurs in the sentence addressing the serpent; the APB renders that sentence, "You will crawl on your belly." In Leviticus 11:42, the absolute singular form occurs in the food prohibition concerning creatures that move along this bodily underside; the APB renders "anything that moves on its belly."

   Genesis 3:14Leviticus 11:42

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "belly" in both cited verses, once for the serpent's crawling and once for creatures' movement. This repeated English wording confirms the verse-level context rather than isolating every feature of the Hebrew noun.