Hebrew word
gâchôwn
gaw-khone'
גָּחוֹן
What it means
the external abdomen, belly
the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )
Where it comes from
probably from gîyach (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; (compare Gîychôwn (גִּיחוֹן))