cho.tsen denotes the bosom or chest area, shown as a place for carrying children and as the part shaken out in a symbolic act.

The attested use concerns the bosom or chest area: in Isaiah 49:22 it is associated with bringing sons close for carrying, while in Nehemiah 5:13 it is the part shaken out as part of a spoken symbolic action.

1. Bosom as a bodily carrying or gathered area · dominant

   In Isaiah 49:22, the singular absolute form occurs in the announcement that sons will be brought close, while the APB renders the surrounding clause “they shall bring your sons in their arms.” In Nehemiah 5:13, the singular construct form is the bodily area that is shaken out as the speaker declares that God may shake out those who do not uphold the word; the APB renders, “I shook out my bosom.”

   Isaiah 49:22Nehemiah 5:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly says “bosom” in Nehemiah 5:13, but renders the carrying scene in Isaiah 49:22 with “in their arms.” The latter wording confirms the scene without isolating a single English equivalent for the term.