bowels
noun
Early Modern English
Meaning
The inside of the body, the womb, or the deep inside of the earth. tree →
Then and now
Today it usually means the intestines. Here it means the insides in general, the womb, or the deep part of the earth.
Examples
- and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.' (Torah NUM.5.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Fifty doors flew open before him, and at length he reached a long flight of steps which seemed to lead into the bowels of the earth. (The Lilac Fairy Book) tree →
- And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying: 'This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.' (Torah GEN.15.4, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: inner parts; womb; depths.
On Mova
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