מֹתֶן

Strong’s Definition

properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to be slender;

KJV Usage

[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.loins, hips
• 2.used with h2223 in proverbs 30:31; perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: môthen; Pronunciation: mo'-then