גָּחוֹןgâchôwn
belly (Genesis 3:14; Leviticus 11:42)
Pronunciation: gaw-khone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1512
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 3:14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
- Leviticus 11:42 This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).