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LOINS

The area of the body located at the hips or lower back (Heb. moṯnayim; Gk. osphýs). The loins were the place where the belt is worn (2 Kgs. 1:8; Isa. 11:5; Jer. 13:1), the sword hung (2 Sam. 20:8), and sackcloth placed (Gen. 37:34; 1 Kgs. 20:32; Amos 8:10). When quick movement was essential, the loins were the place where the garments were tied (Exod. 12:11; 1 Kgs. 18:46; 2 Kgs. 9:1); in this capacity the expression “girding the loins” became an idiom for dressing for action or readiness (Job 38:3; 40:7; cf. Luke 12:35; Eph. 6:14; 1 Pet. 1:13). Great fear is often described as accompanied by discomforts of the loins (e.g., Ps. 69:23; Isa. 21:3).

Heb. ḥălāṣayim is usually associated with the genital area and thus, by extension, with progeny (Gen. 35:11; 46:26). As the area of procreation, the loins represent strength and vigor (1 Kgs. 12:10; Nah. 2:1; 2 Chr. 10:10).

Heb. kĕsālîm is used exclusively of the loins of sacrificial animals (Lev. 3:4, 10, 15). It is thus primarily a priestly term.

Mark F. Rooker

Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

LOINS

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)