מֹתֶן

Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 37:34

• בְּמָתְנָ֑יוbematenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: on loins his

This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.

Exodus 12:11

• מָתְנֵיכֶ֣םmateneikhemnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: loins your

Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

Exodus 28:42

• מִמָּתְנַ֥יִםmimatenayimpreposition + noun · masculine dualtagged: from hips

Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

Deuteronomy 33:11

• מָתְנַ֧יִםmatenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins

And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.

2 Samuel 20:8

• מָתְנָיו֙matenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: loins his

Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

1 Kings 2:5

• בְּמָתְנָ֔יוbematenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: on loins his

The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

1 Kings 12:10

• מִמָּתְנֵ֥יmimateneipreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: more than loins of

And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

1 Kings 18:46

• מָתְנָ֑יוmatenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: loins his

Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

1 Kings 20:31

• בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbemateneinupreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: on loins our

So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

1 Kings 20:32

• בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbemateneihempreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: on loins their

“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

2 Kings 1:8

• בְּמָתְנָ֑יוbematenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: on loins his

So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”

2 Kings 4:29

• מָתְנֶ֗יךָmateneikhanoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: loins your

Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

2 Kings 9:1

• מָתְנֶ֗יךָmateneikhanoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: loins your

The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

2 Chronicles 10:10

• מִמָּתְנֵ֥יmimateneipreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: more than loins of

And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

Nehemiah 4:18

• מָתְנָ֖יוmatenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: hips his

He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.

Job 12:18

• בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃bemateneihempreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: on loins their

See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

Job 40:16

• בְמָתְנָ֑יוvematenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in loins its

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

Psalms 66:11

• בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃vemateneinupreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: on hips our

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

Psalms 69:23

• וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶםumateneihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and loins their

a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.

Proverbs 30:31

• מָתְנַ֣יִםmatenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Proverbs 31:17

• מָתְנֶ֑יהָmateneihanoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: loins her

Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

Isaiah 11:5

• מָתְנָ֑יוmatenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: hips his

the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

Isaiah 20:2

• מָתְנֶ֔יךָmateneikhanoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: hips your

Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

Isaiah 21:3

• מָתְנַי֙matenainoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: loins my

This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

Isaiah 45:1

• וּמָתְנֵ֥יumateneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and loins of

Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

Jeremiah 1:17

• מָתְנֶ֔יךָmateneikhanoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: loins your

This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”

Jeremiah 13:1

• מָתְנֶ֑יךָmateneikhanoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: loins your

So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.

Jeremiah 13:2

• מָתְנָֽי׃ סmatenainoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: loins my

“Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing, and go at once to Perath and hide it there in a crevice of the rocks.”

Jeremiah 13:4

• מָתְנֶ֑יךָmateneikhanoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: loins your

For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.

Jeremiah 13:11

• מָתְנֵי־matenei-noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: loins of

For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

Jeremiah 48:37

• מָתְנַ֖יִםmatenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins

From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.

Ezekiel 1:27

• מָתְנָ֖יוmatenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: hips his
• מָתְנָיו֙matenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: hips his

Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.

Ezekiel 8:2

• מָתְנָ֛יוmatenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: hips his
• וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יוumimatenavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and from hips his

And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

Ezekiel 9:2

• בְּמָתְנָ֑יוbematenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: at hips his

Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

Ezekiel 9:3

• בְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ סbematenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: at hips his

Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”

Ezekiel 9:11

• בְּמָתְנָ֔יוbematenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: at hips his

But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

Ezekiel 21:6

• מָתְנַ֙יִם֙matenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins

wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.

Ezekiel 23:15

• בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbemateneihempreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: on hips their

When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.

Ezekiel 29:7

• מָתְנָֽיִם׃ סmatenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: hips

They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

Ezekiel 44:18

• מָתְנֵיהֶ֑םmateneihemnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: loins their

Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.

Ezekiel 47:4

• מָתְנָֽיִם׃matenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins

I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.

Daniel 10:5

• וּמָתְנָ֥יוumatenavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and loins his

I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.

Amos 8:10

• מָתְנַ֙יִם֙matenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins

One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

Nahum 2:1

• מָתְנַ֔יִםmatenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins

She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

Nahum 2:10

• מָתְנַ֔יִםmatenayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: loins