International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Bosom

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Bosom


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booz´um: In the ordinary signification of the anterior upper portion of the trunk of the body, חוק, ḥōḳ or חיק, ḥēḳ, “inlet, “lap” (, ; ; ; , ; ; ; , ; ). “A present in the bosom” (): bribes carried ready for use in the fold of the robe. חצן, ḥēcen = “bosom” (with special reference to that portion of the body which is between the arms), occurs in ; חב, ḥōbh = “a cherisher,” hence, “the bosom” (); צלּחת, callaḥath = something advanced or deep, “a bowl”; figurative “the bosom” ( the King James Version; the King James Version). The Greek employs κόλπος, kólpos (; ). For Abraham's bosom, see separate article.

Figurative: In a figurative sense it denotes intimacy and unrestrained intercourse (; ); tender care and watchfulness (); closest intimacy and most perfect knowledge (); “into their bosom” () indicates the bosom as the seat of thought and reflection.