ΚΝΗΜΗΝ, κνημην
KNĒMĒN, knēmēn
Sounds Like: KNEE-mayn
Translations: shin, leg, a shin, a leg
From the root: ΚΝΗΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the shin or the lower part of the leg, specifically the part between the knee and the ankle. It can be used in contexts describing body parts or actions involving the legs.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2828 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 9:229
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Judges — 15:8
From the same root
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