שֹׁר

shor · navel

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8270 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

shor (שֹׁר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “navel”.

The navel, the umbilical cord; figuratively, the center of the body and of its strength.

How to say it

shor

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The middle of the belly; or the tie joining a newborn to its mother.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Proverbs 3:8

    It will be healing to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.

  • Ezekiel 16:4

    And as for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, and you were not washed with water for cleansing, and you were not rubbed with salt, and you were not wrapped in cloths.