Strong's H4578 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מֵעֶה (mêʻeh)

Pronunciation: may-aw'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to be soft;

Definition: used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)

KJV Renderings: belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.

Senses

1. internal organs, inward parts, bowels, intestines, belly
1. inward parts
2. digestive organs
3. organs of procreation, womb
4. place of emotions or distress or love (fig.)
5. external belly

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.