מׇתְנַ֫יִם

Genesis 37:34 בְּמָתְנָ֑יו on loins his

Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

Here: The Hebrew form means a pair, like 'both hips', for the waist and hip area where a belt sits. The sackcloth is tied as a loincloth or waist-wrap, probably against the bare skin.

Exodus 12:11 מָתְנֵיכֶ֣ם loins your

This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.

Here: The hip and lower-back area where a belt or sash is tied. The form is dual (a pair: both hips). It is not a sexual term here; it marks where clothing was fastened.

Exodus 28:42 מִמָּתְנַ֥יִם from [the] hips

Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

Deuteronomy 33:11 מָתְנַ֧יִם loins

Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

2 Samuel 20:8 מָתְנָיו֙ loins his

And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.

1 Kings 2:5 בְּמָתְנָ֔יו [was] on loins his

Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

Here: "On his waist". This is the place a man "girds" himself for action, here for killing.

1 Kings 12:10 מִמָּתְנֵ֥י more than [the] loins of

The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

1 Kings 18:46 מָתְנָ֑יו loins his

And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

Here: The word has a dual ending ('both sides'): the hips and lower back, where a belt sits. It is not a polite word for the genitals. It names the place where the garment is gathered and tied.

1 Kings 20:31 בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ on loins our

Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

1 Kings 20:32 בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם on loins their

So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

2 Kings 1:8 בְּמָתְנָ֑יו on loins his

“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

2 Kings 4:29 מָתְנֶ֗יךָ loins your

So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”

Here: The hips and lower back, where a belt sits. The point is the waist where the robe is tucked in, not anything sexual.

2 Kings 9:1 מָתְנֶ֗יךָ loins your

Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

Here: A dual noun (the Hebrew form for natural pairs) for the hips and lower back, where a belt sits. It is the waist area, not specifically the genitals.

2 Chronicles 10:10 מִמָּתְנֵ֥י more than [the] loins of

The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

Nehemiah 4:18 מָתְנָ֖יו hips his

And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

Job 12:18 בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃ on loins their

He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.

Job 40:16 בְמָתְנָ֑יו [is] in loins its

See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

Psalm 66:11 בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃ on hips our

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

Psalm 69:23 וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם and loins their

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

Here: The hips and lower back, where a person was girded for work or battle and where the body's strength was thought to sit. It is the object of the next verb: God is asked to make this core of strength give way.

Proverbs 30:31 מָתְנַ֣יִם loins

a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.

Here: 'Of the loins.' This narrows down which creature is meant: one whose hips or waist are tight, girded or springy. The image is of a firm, upright build and a confident walk, the opposite of a slouch.

Proverbs 31:17 מָתְנֶ֑יהָ loins her

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Here: 'Her hips/waist', the place where a belt sits and where the body's lifting and carrying strength is centred. The Hebrew uses a pair form (dual), as with two hips. Here it carries no sexual meaning.

Isaiah 11:5 מָתְנָ֑יו hips his

Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

Here: The 'two' (the Hebrew word has a dual form) hips or lower back. In Hebrew idiom this is where a man's strength sits. Girding the loins is what you do before action.

Isaiah 20:2 מָתְנֶ֔יךָ hips your

the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

Here: The hips and lower back, where a belt or wrap was tied. Sackcloth was typically girded here, so this is a waist garment and not a full robe.

Isaiah 21:3 מָתְנַי֙ loins my

Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

Here: 'My loins': the hips and small of the back, where a man tied his belt and where Hebrew placed bodily strength and readiness to act. The seat of his strength has turned into the seat of his shaking.

Isaiah 45:1 וּמָתְנֵ֥י and [the] loins of

This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

Here: "And the waists of": the hips, where a warrior tied his belt and hung his sword. The word is used of strength and readiness for action, not of sexuality.

Jeremiah 1:17 מָתְנֶ֔יךָ loins your

Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

Here: 'Your hips/waist.' The word is in the dual form, as for a natural pair. It is where the belt sits and was thought of as the seat of bodily strength. It is not a sexual term here.

Jeremiah 13:1 מָתְנֶ֑יךָ loins your

This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”

Jeremiah 13:2 מָתְנָֽי׃ ס loins my

So I bought a loincloth in accordance with the word of the LORD, and I put it around my waist.

Jeremiah 13:4 מָתְנֶ֑יךָ loins your

“Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing, and go at once to Perath and hide it there in a crevice of the rocks.”

Jeremiah 13:11 מָתְנֵי־ [the] loins of

For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.

Jeremiah 48:37 מָתְנַ֖יִם loins

For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

Here: The hips and lower back, where a belt or loincloth sits. Like 'hands', it has a dual-looking form. Sackcloth was tied here, often with the chest left bare.

Ezekiel 1:27 מָתְנָ֖יו מָתְנָיו֙ hips his

From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.

Ezekiel 8:2 מָתְנָ֛יו וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו hips his, and [was] from hips his

Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.

Ezekiel 9:2 בְּמָתְנָ֑יו [was] at hips his

And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

Ezekiel 9:3 בְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ ס [was] at hips his

Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

Ezekiel 9:11 בְּמָתְנָ֔יו [was] at hips his

Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”

Ezekiel 21:6 מָתְנַ֙יִם֙ loins

But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

Ezekiel 23:15 בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗ם on hips their

wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.

Ezekiel 29:7 מָתְנָֽיִם׃ ס hips

When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.

Ezekiel 44:18 מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם loins their

They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

Ezekiel 47:4 מָתְנָֽיִם׃ loins

Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.

Daniel 10:5 וּמָתְנָ֥יו and loins his

I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.

Here: The hips and waist, the part of the body where a belt or sash was tied. It is a dual form, like other paired body parts.

Amos 8:10 מָתְנַ֙יִם֙ loins

I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.

Here: 'Loins': the hips and waist, where a garment was tied. Sackcloth was worn as a wrap around the waist, often against bare skin.

Nahum 2:1 מָתְנַ֔יִם [the] loins

One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

Here: The hips and lower back, the core of physical strength where the belt was tied before fighting. "Strengthen loins" means "brace yourselves for battle".

Nahum 2:10 מָתְנַ֔יִם loins

She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

Here: The hips and lower back, where a man tightened his belt for action. It is the body's center of strength. That is exactly where the convulsions strike.