Went down to the innermost parts of the belly
Metaphorically: deeply moved; touched a profound emotional point.
("Words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly" — Proverbs 18:8; and likewise: "A faithful lover of Israel, who seeks good for his people; sharp in the revealed and the hidden... and he delves with great sharpness and depth, going down into the innermost parts of the belly..." — H. Hazaz / Rachem Shevurim, 49)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָרַד חַדְרֵי בֶּטֶן
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: רִיגֵּשׁ. נָגַע בִּנְקֻודָּה רִגְשִׁית עֲמֻוקָּה אוֹ חֲשׁוּבָה.
("דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי בָטֶן"- מִשְׁלֵי יח ח, וְכֵן:"אוֹהֵב יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶאֱמָן וְדוֹרֵשׁ טוֹב לְעַמּוֹ,חָרִיף בַּנִּגְלֶה וּבַנִּסְתָּר...וּמְפַלְפֵּל בַּחֲרִיפוּת גְּדוֹלָה וַעֲמֹרָה,יוֹרֵד חַדְרֵי בֶּטֶן..."-ח.הָזָז/ רִחֵם שְׁבוּרִים, 49)