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bowels

Meaning of “bowels”

1. Figuratively, deep inward feeling or affection, especially compassion, mercy, or distress; also one deeply loved. 2. The inward organs or inner parts of the body. 3. The womb or inward bodily source of offspring.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
39 occurrences37 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:4

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1 Kings 3:26
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Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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Then spake the woman whose the liuing childe was, vnto the king, (for her bowels yerned vpon her sonne) and she said, O my lord, giue her the liuing childe, and in no wise slay it: But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but diuide it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. were hot.

Complete reference index — all 37 verses
Genesis 15:4Genesis 25:23Genesis 43:30Numbers 5:222 Samuel 7:122 Samuel 16:112 Samuel 20:101 Kings 3:262 Chronicles 21:152 Chronicles 21:182 Chronicles 21:192 Chronicles 32:21Job 20:14Job 30:27Psalms 22:14Psalms 71:6Psalms 109:18Song of Solomon 5:4Isaiah 16:11Isaiah 48:19Isaiah 49:1Isaiah 63:15Jeremiah 4:19Jeremiah 31:20Lamentations 1:20Lamentations 2:11Ezekiel 3:3Ezekiel 7:19Acts 1:182 Corinthians 6:12Philippians 1:8Philippians 2:1Colossians 3:12Philemon 1:7Philemon 1:12Philemon 1:201 John 3:17

Where “bowels” appears

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Genesis3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles5 occurrences
4 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
2 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon3 occurrences
3 verses1 John1 occurrence
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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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plural 1. The intestines of an animal; the entrails, especially of man. The heart. 2 Corinthians 6:12. 2. The interior part of any thing; as the bowels of the earth. 3. The seat of pity or kindness; hence, tenderness, compassion, a scriptural sense. Bowel, in the singular, is sometimes used for gut.

volume 1, leaf 302, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 62)