Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 40:16 · retained source text
Loe now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauell of his belly.
KJV dictionary & concordance
navel
Meaning of “navel”
The center of the lower part of the abdomen, or the point where the umbilical cord passes out of the fetus.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
4 occurrences4 verses4 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Job 40:16
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Every verse containing “navel”
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 3:8 · retained source text
It shalbe health to thy nauill, and marrow to thy bones.
1611 marginal noteHebr. medicine.
1611 marginal noteHebr. watring, or moystning.
Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 7:2 · retained source text
Thy nauell is like a round goblet, which wanteth not licour: thy belly is like an heape of wheate, set about with lillies.
1611 marginal noteHeb. mixture.
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:4 · retained source text
And as for thy natiuity in the day thou wast borne, thy nauell was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee: thou wast not salted at all, nor swadled at all.
1611 marginal noteOr, when I looked vpon thee.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The center of the lower part of the abdomen, or the point where the umbilical cord passes out of the fetus.