What Does the Word LOIN in the Bible mean?
Reading in the Bible one come across the word “loin.” What is
the meaning of this word as used in the Bible.
A common usage of the word is in regards to cuts of meat. It is often referred to section of meat below
the rib cage. There the word loin is mentioned in the Bible 63 times.
There are basically three meanings in
the Bible for the word “loin.” One: The
area just a little above the hips and just a little below the hips. “And
Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins,…” Genesis
37:34 Two: Children and posterity. “… And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company
of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out…” Genesis 35:11 Three: A metaphor
for strength,
courage,
and righteousness. “Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able having your loins girt about with truth…” Ephesians 6:13 “ …righteousness shall
be the girdle of his loins,… and faithfulness the girdle of his reins….” Isaiah 11:5
