ὀσφῦς

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G3751

Transliteration: osphŷs

Pronunciation: os-foos'

Definition: loin

- Original: ὀσφύς

- Transliteration: Osphus

- Phonetic: os-foos'

- Definition:

1. the hip (loin)

a. to gird, gird about, the loins

2. a loin, the (two) loins

a. the place where the Hebrews thought the generative power (semen) resided

- Origin: of uncertain affinity

- TDNT entry: 13:16,7

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; the loin (externally) that is the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power: - loin.