Bible Dictionary: Reins

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

The kidneys, the supposed seat of the desires and affections; used metaphorically for "heart." The "reins" and the "heart" are often mentioned together, as denoting the whole moral constitution of man (Psalm 7:9; 16:7; 26:2; 139:13; Jeremiah 17:10, etc.).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n. pl.) The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.

2. (n. pl.) The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

REINS

ranz (kilyah; nephros, words promiscuously translated "heart," "inward parts," "kidneys" or "reins." The latter word, which is derived from Latin "renes" through Old French "reins", has given place in modern English to the word "kidneys" (see Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, 398). the Revised Version (British and American) has, however, retained the older word, at least in the margin, in all passages in which it is found in the King James Version): According to Hebrew psychology the reins are the seat of the deepest emotions and affections of man, which God alone can fully know. Thus the Revised Version (British and American) has substituted "heart" for "reins" in the text of Job 19:27 Psalm 7:9; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 26:2; 73:21 Proverbs 23:16 Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 12:2; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12; the translation "inward parts" is found but once (Psalm 139:13). In one passage the King James Version has translated the Hebrew halac ("loins") with "reins" (Isaiah 11:5), where the Revised Version (British and American) has rightly substituted "waist" (which see). The Greek word nephros (which is etymologically allied to the Middle English nere, Get. Niere; see Skeat, ibid, 231, under the word "Kidney") is found in 1 Maccabees 2:24; Revelation 2:23.

See KIDNEYS.

H. L. E. Luering

Greek

3510. nephros -- a kidney, fig. the (inmost) mind
... nephros Phonetic Spelling: (nef-ros') Short Definition: a kidney as a general emotional
center Definition: a kidney (as a general emotional center), the reins. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3629. kilyah -- a kidney
... kidneys, reins. Feminine of kliy (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential
organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self) -- kidneys, reins. ...
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2504. chalats -- loins
... loins, reins. From chalats (in the sense of strength); only in the dual; the loins
(as the seat of vigor) -- loins, reins. see HEBREW chalats. 2503, 2504. ...
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Library

Letter xiii. --(For 341. ) Coss. Marcellinus, Probinus; Præf. ...
... each one may receive of God such reward as is meet for him, as He saith by the prophet,
I am the Lord, Who trieth the hearts, and searcheth the reins, to give ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/letter xiii for 341 coss marcellinus.htm

What Nonsense is this Out of which they Fabricate a Charge against ...
... "A man of the Lord," perhaps applied to Christ. c21. To what point will not
rashness reach when once the reins which check it are relaxed? ...
/.../20 what nonsense is this.htm

The Wind Blew Loud, but Diamond Slept a Deep Sleep...
... His father changed places with him at once, putting the reins into his hands. ...
That's what I call talking to him through the reins.". ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 16 the wind blew.htm

Psalm VII.
... Let the righteous become more righteous;" he joins on the words, "And Thou shalt
direct the righteous, O God, who searcheth the hearts and reins." How then can ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm vii.htm

Home-Discipline.
... Thus does home-discipline involve the firmness of parental authority united with
the mildness of parental love. Love should hold the reins and use the rod. ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xix home-discipline.htm

I Know that My Redeemer Liveth
... worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself,
and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 9 1863/i know that my redeemer.htm

Having Proved Above that the Spirit Abides and Speaks in the ...
... God, again, searches the hearts and reins, for it is written: "God searcheth the
hearts and reins." [1421] The Son also has this power, Who said, "Why think ye ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xix having proved above.htm

Psalm CXXXIX.
... 13. "For Thou, O Lord, hast possessed my reins" (ver.13). The Possessor
is within; He occupieth not only the heart, but also the ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxxix.htm

Man and the New Covenant.
... Like Christ he takes the deaf apart from the multitude and talks to him of himself.
O Lord, Who triest the righteous, Who seest the reins and the heart.(804). ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/2 man and the new.htm

Smith -- Assurance in God
... "I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me
in the night seasons." This man held close communion with God. ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/smith assurance in god.htm

Thesaurus

Reins (15 Occurrences)
... The kidneys, the supposed seat of the desires and affections; used metaphorically
for "heart." The "reins" and the "heart" are often mentioned together, as ...
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Kidneys (15 Occurrences)
... kid'-niz (always in the plural: kelayoth; nephroi; Latin renes, whence the English
"reins"): "Reins" and "kidneys" are synonyms, but the King James Version ...
/k/kidneys.htm - 16k

Triest (7 Occurrences)
... Psalms 7:9 Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the
righteous man; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God. ...
/t/triest.htm - 8k

Rekem (6 Occurrences)
... the older word, at least in the margin, in all passages in which it is found in
the King James Version): According to Hebrew psychology the reins are the seat ...
/r/rekem.htm - 11k

Tries (6 Occurrences)
... Psalms 7:9 Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the
righteous man; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God. ...
/t/tries.htm - 8k

Trier (5 Occurrences)
... Psalms 7:9 Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou
the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God. (YLT). ...
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Rein (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
4. (vt) To restrain; to control; to check. 5. (vi) To be guided by reins. ...
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Asunder (37 Occurrences)
... households (Numbers 16:31). (2) (pillach): Job complains of God, "He cleaveth
my reins asunder" (Job 16:13). Cut asunder (1) (qitstsets ...
/a/asunder.htm - 22k

Uprightly (32 Occurrences)
... speaking uprightly he loveth, (YLT). Proverbs 23:16 And my reins exult
when thy lips speak uprightly. (YLT). Proverbs 28:18 Whoso ...
/u/uprightly.htm - 15k

Judgest (9 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 11:20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins
and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I ...
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Bible Concordance

Reins (15 Occurrences)

Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Job 16:13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Job 19:27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 7:9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 16:7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 73:21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 23:16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 11:5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 11:20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 12:2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 17:10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 20:12 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Lamentations 3:13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Reins

Related Terms

Kidneys (15 Occurrences)

Triest (7 Occurrences)

Rekem (6 Occurrences)

Tries (6 Occurrences)

Trier (5 Occurrences)

Rein (3 Occurrences)

Asunder (37 Occurrences)

Uprightly (32 Occurrences)