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Navel
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(שֹׁר, shos, or שֹׁרֵר, shorer', or שָׁרַיר, shari-r', to wnot as a cord), the umbilical connection of the foetus with the mother (Ezekiel 16:4), hence the abdomen where it is attached (Job 40:16; figuratively, Proverbs 3:8); finally, the bodice or vestment of that part of the person (Song of Solomon 7:2).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Navel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/n/navel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.