Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
Bible Encyclopedias
Navel
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Search for…
or
nā´v ' 50 ( שׁר , shōr . The Septuagint in Proverbs 3:8 suggests a different reading, namely, instead of שׁרּך , shorrekhā , שׁרך , shērekhā = שׁארך , she'ērkhā , "thy flesh")): The King James Version translates the Hebrew shārı̄r in the description of Behemoth (Job 40:16 ) by "navel," where modern translators have substituted "muscles"; similarly in the translation of shōrer (Song of Solomon 7:2 ) it has been replaced by "body.", There remain two passages of the Revised Version (British and American) where "navel" is retained as the translation of shōr . Thus we find the word used, pars pro toto , for the whole being: "It (the fear of Yahweh ) will be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones" (Proverbs 3:8 ). The uttermost neglect which a new-born babe can experience is expressed by Ezekiel: "In the day thou wast born thy navel (i.e. umbilical cord) was not cut neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all" (Ezekiel 16:4 ).
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain and were generously provided by the folks at WordSearch Software.
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Navel'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/n/navel.html. 1915.
