ΟΜΦΑΛΟΣ, ομφαλος
OMPHALOS, omphalos
Sounds Like: om-PHA-los
Translations: navel, an umbilical cord, a boss, a knob, a center
From the root: ΟΜΦΑΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the navel or belly button. It can also metaphorically describe the center or middle point of something, similar to how the navel is the center of the body. In some contexts, it might refer to a boss or knob, particularly on a shield, due to its central, raised position.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3711 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Song of Solomon — 7:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΜΦΑΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΜΦΑΛΟΝ — navel, a navel, center, a center, middle, a middle
- ὈΜΦΑΛΩ — (to) navel, (to) boss, (to) center, (to) hub
- ΟΜΦΑΛΟ' — navel, belly, center, middle
- ΟΜΦΑΛΟ'Υ — of the navel, of the belly button, of the center, of the middle
- ΟΜΦΑΛΟΥ — of a navel, of the navel, of the center, of the middle
- ΩΦΑΛʼ — navel, a navel, middle, center, a center
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