Lexicon
קֹבָה
qo.vah
H6897
H:N-F Hebrew

belly

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qo.vah denotes the woman’s belly as the point through which she is struck in Numbers 25:8.

The attested use identifies the woman’s belly as the bodily location through which she is struck in Numbers 25:8.

Senses in use

  1. A woman’s belly as the point of a wound · dominant

    In Numbers 25:8, the construct feminine singular form occurs in the clause describing the woman being thrust through; the APB renders the verse, “through her belly.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 25:8, the APB presents the bodily location with “through her belly.” The verse is read as a whole, but its clause confirms the verse’s reference to the woman’s belly.

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