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• ܚܰܕ݁ܳܝܳܐ
• ܥܽܘܒ݁ܳܐ
• κόλπος
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• דַּד
• חֹב
• חוֹק , חֵיק
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The nearest friend reclining on a couch at a feast lay in the bosom of his friend, as John "on Jesus' bosom" (John 13:23); Lazarus in Abraham's bosom, i.e. figuratively for in a high place at the heavenly banquet (Luke 16:23). It implies closest and secret intimacy (2 Samuel 12:8): the Son in the bosom of the Father with whom He is One (John 1:18); the lambs carried in the bosom of the Good Shepherd (Isaiah 40:11).