2. bay, inlet — A curved indentation of the coastline forming a sheltered body of water, a geographical feature. This is a distinct metaphorical extension of kolpos from 'fold/curve of the body' to 'fold/curve of a coastline' (Acts 27:39). Eng 'a bay,' spa 'bahia,' hin khaadi, arb khaliijan, kor man-eul (bay), swa ghuba. Every translation language uses a completely different lexeme from the 'bosom' sense, confirming this is a genuinely separate meaning. 1×
AR["خَلِيجًا"]·ben["উপসাগর"]·DE["κόλπον"]·EN["a-bay"]·FR["sein"]·heb["מִפְרָץ"]·HI["खाड़ी"]·ID["teluk"]·IT["grembo"]·jav["teluk"]·KO["만을"]·PT["enseada"]·RU["залив"]·ES["bahía"]·SW["ghuba"]·TR["koy"]·urd["خلیج"]
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1. bosom, lap, chest — The front of the upper body or lap, used as a place of intimate closeness, comfort, and protection (e.g., 'Abraham's bosom,' 'the Son who is in the bosom of the Father,' 'into your lap'). The singular and plural forms represent the same anatomical/relational sense. Eng 'bosom / lap,' spa 'seno / regazo / senos,' hin god / chhaati / godon, arb hidn consistently, kor pum throughout, swa kifua / paja / vifua (singular/plural chest). 5×
AR["حِضنِ","حِضْنِ","حِضْنِهِ"]·ben["কোলে","বুকে"]·DE["Schoss","κόλποις","κόλπον"]·EN["bosom","lap"]·FR["sein"]·heb["חֵיק","חֵיקִים"]·HI["गोद","गोदों","छाती"]·ID["itu","pangkuan"]·IT["seno"]·jav["pangkon"]·KO["품","품에서","품으로"]·PT["peito","seio"]·RU["груди","лоне","лоно"]·ES["pecho","regazo","seno","senos"]·SW["kifua","paja","vifua"]·TR["koynuna","koynunda","kucağınıza"]·urd["تمہارے","گود","گودوں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κόλπος, ὁ, bosom, lap, παῖδ᾽ ἐπὶ κόλπῳ ἔχουσα Refs 8th c.BC+; ἱμάντα τέῳ ἐγκάτθεο κ. put the girdle in thy bosom,NT+6th c.BC+; frequently of pet birds or animals, τρέφειν ἐν κ. Refs 3rd c.BC+; κυνίδιον ἐν κόλπῳ τιθηνούμενον lap-dog, Refs 5th c.BC+; also τὰ ὑπὸ κόλπου, ={τὰ ἀφροδίσια}, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 = {αἰδοῖον γυναικεῖον}, especially vagina, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2.b κόλποι τῆς ὑστέρας supposed…