Navel
Summary
The navel in Scripture is used both literally for the umbilical cord connection and figuratively for the center or midst of something.
☩Uses in Scripture
The word translated 'navel' appears in several contexts. Proverbs speaks of wisdom being 'health to thy navel,' meaning health to one's whole body. Ezekiel uses it metaphorically when describing Jerusalem's origins—'thy navel was not cut'—referring to her as an exposed, abandoned infant. Song of Solomon uses it in poetic description.
Key verses:Proverbs 3:8Ezekiel 16:4Song of Solomon 7:2