phren <5424>

fren phren

Pronunciation:frane
Origin:probably from an obsolete phrao (to rein in or curb, cf 5420)
Reference:TDNT - 9:220,1277
PrtSpch:n f (noun feminime)
In Greek:fresin 2
In NET:thinking 2
In AV:understanding 2
Count:2
Definition :
  1. 1) the midriff or diaphragm, the parts of the heart
  2. 2) the mind
    1. 2a) the faculty of perceiving and judging

probably from an obsolete phrao (to rein in or curb; compare 5420); the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties): KJV -- understanding.
see GREEK for 5420
Related Hebrew:ednm <04486>; lyok <03685>; bl <03820>

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