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Nave Topical Bible
• Belly
Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Belly
King James Dictionary
• Belly
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Belly
Wilson's Bible Types
• Belly
Webster Dictionary
• Swag-Bellied
• Speckled-Belly
• Reat-Bellied
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Belly
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Casus Belli
• Giuseppe Gioachino Belli
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Belly
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Belly
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Belli, Francesco (1)
• Belli, Francesco (2)
• Belli, Nicola
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Belli`ni
Lexicons
• ܟ݁ܰܪܣܳܐ
• γαστήρ
• κοιλία
• בֶּטֶן
• גָּחוֹן
• חֹמֶשׁ
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(usually בֶּטֶן, be'ten, κοιλία, especially the womb; also מֵעַים, meim', γαστήρ, especially the bowels). Among the Hebrews and most ancient nations, the belly was regarded as the seat of the carnal affections, as being, according to their notions, that which first partakes of sensual pleasures (Titus 1:2; Philippians 3:9; Romans 16:18). It is used likewise symbolically for the heart, the innermost recesses of the soul (Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 20:27; Proverbs 22:18). The expression embittering of the belly signifies all the train of evils which may come upon a man (Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 9:15; comp. Numbers 18:27). The "belly of hell" signifies the grave, or the under world. It is a strong phrase to express Jonah's dreadful condition in the deep (Jonah 2:2).