Word Study · Strong's H4578 · Hebrew
מֵעֶה
meeh
may-aw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mêʻeh
“used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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)
Rendered in the KJV as
belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.
- 32occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 29inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 32 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 29
- מֵעַ֣י2
- מֵעָֽי׃2
- מֵעָיו֙2
- בְּֽמֵעַ֔י1
- בִּמְעֵ֣י1
- בְּמֵעָ֛יו1
- בְּמֵעָ֣יו1
- בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְ1
- וּמֵעַ֖י1
- וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם1
- וּמֵעֶ֣יךָ1
- מִמְּעֵ֣י1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- inward parts my9
- from [the] inward parts of3
- from inward parts your3
- bowels his2
- bowels your2
- inward parts your2
- lower parts his2
- and inward parts my1
- and inward parts their1
- and inward parts your1
- from inward parts my1
- in [the] inward parts of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular9
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)4
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpc/Sp1bs · 9
- HNcmpc/Sp2ms · 4
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 4
- HR/Ncmpc · 4
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp1bs · 2
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp2fs · 2
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms · 2
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms · 1
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 1
All 32, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Chronicles5 of 32 · 16%
- Isaiah4 of 32 · 13%
- 2 Samuel3 of 32 · 9%
- Psalms3 of 32 · 9%
- Jeremiah3 of 32 · 9%
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 15:4מִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmimeeikhapreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThen the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”here: from inward parts your
- Genesis 25:23מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmimeayikhpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularand He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”here: from inward parts your
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 7:12מִמֵּעֶ֑יךָmimeeikhapreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.here: from inward parts your
- 2 Samuel 16:11מִמֵּעַ֖יmimeaipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.here: from inward parts my
- 2 Samuel 20:10מֵעָ֥יוmeavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAmasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.here: bowels his
2 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 21:15מֵעֶ֑יךָmeeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”here: bowels your
- 2 Chronicles 21:15מֵעֶ֙יךָ֙meeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”here: bowels your
- 2 Chronicles 21:18בְּמֵעָ֛יוbemeavpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAfter all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.here: in bowels his
- 2 Chronicles 21:19מֵעָיו֙meavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThis continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.here: bowels his
- 2 Chronicles 32:21מֵעָ֔יוmeavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularand the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.here: lower parts his
Job2 occurrences
- Job 20:14בְּמֵעָ֣יוbemeavpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularyet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.here: in inward parts his
- Job 30:27מֵעַ֖יmeainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.here: inward parts my
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 22:14מֵעָֽי׃meainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.here: inward parts my
- Psalms 40:8מֵעָֽי׃meainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”here: inward parts my
- Psalms 71:6מִמְּעֵ֣יmimeeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.here: from [the] inward parts of
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 5:4וּמֵעַ֖יumeaiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.here: and inward parts my
- Song of Solomon 5:14מֵעָיו֙meavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.here: lower parts his
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 16:11מֵעַ֣יmeainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularTherefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.here: inward parts my
- Isaiah 48:19מֵעֶ֖יךָmeeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYour descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.”here: inward parts your
- Isaiah 49:1מִמְּעֵ֥יmimeeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.here: from [the] inward parts of
- Isaiah 63:15מֵעֶ֛יךָmeeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularLook down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.here: inward parts your
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 4:19מֵעַ֣י׀meainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.here: inward parts my
- Jeremiah 4:19מֵעַ֨י׀meainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.here: inward parts my
- Jeremiah 31:20מֵעַי֙meainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularIs not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.here: inward parts my
Lamentations2 occurrences
- Lamentations 1:20מֵעַ֣יmeainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularSee, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.here: inward parts my
- Lamentations 2:11מֵעַ֔יmeainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.here: inward parts my
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 3:3וּמֵעֶ֣יךָumeeikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.here: and inward parts your
- Ezekiel 7:19וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖םumeeihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.here: and inward parts their
Jonah2 occurrences
- Jonah 1:17בִּמְעֵ֣יbimeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.here: in [the] inward parts of
- Jonah 2:1מִמְּעֵ֖יmimeeipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,here: from [the] inward parts of