Lexicon
מְעָא
me.ah
H4577
A:N-M Hebrew

belly

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me.ah denotes the belly area of the image described in Daniel.

The attested use identifies the belly section of an image, positioned with its thighs in the description of its bronze components in Daniel 2:32.

Senses in use

  1. Belly section of an image · dominant

    In Daniel 2:32, the construct masculine plural form occurs in the clause describing the image's bronze middle and lower body; the APB renders the sequence "its belly and thighs were of bronze."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 2:32, the APB presents the image's body section as "its belly and thighs"; The precise division of the English phrase cannot be confirmed from the rendering alone.

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