Genesis 17:24 — Word Study
WLCוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם בֶּן־ תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וָתֵ֖שַׁע שָׁנָ֑ה בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃
BSASo AbrahamʼAbrâhâm [the father of many nations] was ninety-ninetishʻîym [ninety and nine] years oldbên when he was circumcisedmûwl [in the flesh of his foreskin, physically marked as a covenant sign]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם | and Abraham | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| בֶּן־ | [was] a son of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| תִּשְׁעִ֥ים | ninety | Adj |
| וָתֵ֖שַׁע | and nine | Conjunction |
| שָׁנָ֑ה | year[s] | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ | when was circumcised he | Preposition, verb niphal infinitive construct common, suffix |
| בְּשַׂ֥ר | [the] flesh of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃ | foreskin his | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, |
| KJV | And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. |
| ASV | And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. |
| YLT | And Abraham [is] a son of ninety and nine years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised; |
| WEB | Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. |
| BBE | Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision. |
Where they part company is תִּשְׁעִ֥ים — see How Translations Differ.
The structure is straightforward, with a main clause stating Abraham's age and a subordinate clause indicating the timing of his circumcision.
3 commentators on this verse
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subjectאַבְרָהָם
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Deep Study — Genesis 17:24
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Context — The Covenant of Circumcisiongenerated
Genesis 17:24 describes a significant event in the life of Abraham, where he is circumcised at the age of ninety-nine. This act is a part of God's covenant with him, establishing a physical sign of the promise made to Abraham about becoming the father of many nations. This moment is crucial in the narrative of Genesis, as it signifies obedience to God's command and the establishment of a lasting covenant.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 17:1–17 | When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless. |
| 2 | Genesis 12:4 | So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. |
| 3 | Romans 4:11–19 | And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — אַבְרָהָם, ve.'Av.ra.Hamgenerated
The name אַבְרָהָם (*Abraham*) is a proper noun that refers to a key biblical figure, originally named Abram. It signifies 'father of a multitude,' reflecting his role as the patriarch of many descendants, including Ishmael and Isaac. His story is foundational in the book of Genesis, emphasizing themes of faith and covenant.
Abraham's life and faith are central to the biblical narrative, and his obedience to God's commands is often highlighted. The name itself is used throughout the Old Testament to signify his importance as the ancestor of the Israelites and a model of faith.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB uses ninety-nine for the age of Abraham, which is consistent across several translations.
Where others part company with the BSB is in the rendering of תִּשְׁעִ֥ים — ninety (ASV, KJV) versus ninety and nine (DRA, YLT). The difference lies in whether the translation emphasizes the totality of the number or breaks it down into its components.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the finite verb הִמֹּל֖, when was circumcised he, which describes the action taken by Abraham. The structure includes a subject, a numeral phrase indicating age, and a prepositional phrase that details the act of circumcision.
The Hebrew word order emphasizes the subject, אַבְרָהָם, at the beginning, establishing Abraham as the focal point of the sentence. The additional details about his age and the act of circumcision follow, providing context to the main action.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew אַבְרָהָם is rendered as αβρααμ, maintaining the name's significance. This consistency shows the translators' intent to preserve the identity of Abraham as a key figure in the biblical narrative.
The verb מוּל is translated as περιέτεμεν, which highlights the act of circumcision. This choice reflects a straightforward translation of the Hebrew term, emphasizing the physical act as a sign of covenant.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Genesis 17:24 tells us that Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised. This act was a sign of God's covenant with him, marking a significant moment in his life and faith.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Abraham was circumcised at ninety-nine as a sign of his obedience to God's covenant, which required this physical mark to signify his commitment to the promise of becoming the father of many nations.
Circumcision represents a physical and spiritual commitment to God's covenant, marking a separation and dedication to the Lord.
Abraham's age emphasizes his faith and obedience, as undergoing circumcision at such an old age showcases his commitment to God's command despite the physical challenges.
The covenant with Abraham is foundational to the biblical narrative, establishing God's promise of numerous descendants and the beginning of the Israelite nation.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What does Abraham's obedience teach us about faith and commitment to God?
- How can we apply the principle of covenant in our own lives today?
- In what ways does age or circumstance challenge our obedience to God's commands?
- What does this passage reveal about God's faithfulness to His promises?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers reflect on Abraham's obedience and the significance of his circumcision, highlighting the lessons drawn from his faithfulness.
Don’t think it was without purpose that Scripture indicated to us his age; instead, it was for you to learn from the just man’s obedience in meekly submitting to pain despite his extreme old age on account of God’s command,Early Church Fathers on Genesis 17 →
He was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and Ishmael his son had completed thirteen years at the time of his circumcision.Early Church Fathers on Genesis 17 →
Commentators on this verse — 3 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Genesis 17:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd Abraham [was] ninety years old and nine,.... See Genesis 17:1.
Read John Gill on Genesis 17 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their
Read Robert Jamieson on Genesis 17 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsGenesis 17:24 And Abraham [was] ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.Ver. 24. And Abraham was ninety years old and nine.] Five different times is Abraham’ s age exactly noted in Scripture; which showeth how dear the saints are to God; when the wicked are, ουτιδανοι, little set by; men of no account.
Read John Trapp on Genesis 17 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
Now Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised;
Tyndale line
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
And Abraham was ninety and nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Abraham also himselfe was ninetie yeere olde and nine, when the foreskinne of his flesh was circumcised.
Strictly literal
And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
And Abraham [is] a son of ninety and nine years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;
And Abraham [is] a son of ninety-nine years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;
And Abraham was ninety and nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
From the Latin
Abraham was ninety and nine years old, when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
Simplified
Abraham was 99 when he was circumcised,
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on most of the wording in this verse. However, the Samaritan Pentateuch differs slightly, using the word שנים (year) instead of the Masoretic שָׁנָ֑ה (year) and including the marker את.
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם בֶּן־ תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וָתֵ֖שַׁע שָׁנָ֑ה בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃
7 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
ואברהם בן תשׁעים ותשׁע שׁנים בהמלו את בשׂר ערלתו
2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: שׁנים (year), את (
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Genesis 17:24
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word אַבְרָם (*Abram*) refers to the biblical figure later known as אַבְרָהָם (*Abraham*), meaning 'father of a multitude.' He is first mentioned in Genesis 11:26 as the son of Terah and is notable for being the patriarch of the Hebrew nation through God's covenant. The name reflects his role as a significant ancestor.
אַבְרָם n.pr.m. (id., Thes al. exalted father) Abram = אַבְרָהָם Abraham
base
H85 אַבְרָם Abram = אַבְרָהָם Abraham
85 'Abraham ab-raw-hawm'
contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be
populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of
Abram:--Abraham.
see HEBREW for 01
אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) — Abraham.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26;
son of: Terah (H8646);
brother of: Nahor (H5152H), Haran (H2039) and Sarah (H8283); married to Sarah (H8283), Hagar (H1904) and Keturah (H6989);
father of: Ishmael (H3458), Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Abram at Gen.11.26--17.5; 2x
§ Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"
friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
a'-bra-ham:
I. NAME 1. Various Forms 2. Etymology 3. Association II. KINDRED III. CAREER 1. Period of Wandering 2. Period of Residence at Hebron 3. Period of Residence in the Negeb IV. CONDITIONS OF LIFE 1. Economic Conditions 2. Social Conditions 3. Political Conditions 4. Cultural Conditions V. CHARACTER 1. Religious Beliefs 2. Morality 3. Personal Traits VI. SIGNIFICANCE IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGION 1. In the Old Testament 2. In the New Testament 3. In Jewish Tradition 4. In the Koran VII. INTERPRETATIONS OF THE STORY OTHER THAN HISTORICAL 1. The Allegorical Interpretation 2. The Personification Theory 3. The Mythical Theory 4. The "Saga" Theory
I. Name.
1. Various Forms:
In the Old Testament, when applied, to the patriarch, the name appears as 'abhram, up to Ge 17:5; thereafter always as 'abhraham. Two other persons are named 'abhiram.…
Abraham
Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto dwelt, and went some 300 miles north to Haran, where he abode fifteen years. The cause of his migration was a call from God (Acts 7:2-4). There is no mention of this first call in the Old Testament; it is implied, however, in Gen. 12. While they tarried at Haran, Terah died at the age of 205 years. Abram now received a second and more definite call, accompanied by a promise from God (Gen.…
(father of a multitude) was the son of Terah, and founder of the great Hebrew nation. (B.C. 1996-1822.) His family, a branch of the descendants of Shem, was settled in Ur of the Chaldees, beyond the Euphrates, where Abraham was born. Terah had two other sons, Nahor and Haran. Haran died before his father in Ur of the Chaldees, leaving a son, Lot; and Terah, taking with him Abram, with Sarai his wife and his grandson Lot, emigrated to Haran in Mesopotamia, where he died. On the death of his father, Abram, then in the 75th year of his age, with Sarai and Lot, pursued his course to the land of Canaan, whither he was directed by divine command, (Genesis 12:5) when he received the general promise that he should become the founder of a great nation, and that all the families of the earth should be blessed in him. He passed through the…
Father of a multitude, Ge 17:4,5; the great founder of the Jewish nation. He was a son of Terah, a descendant of Shem, and born in Ur, a city of Chaldea, A.M. 2008, B. C. 1996, Ge 11:27,28. Here he lived seventy years, when at the call of God he left his idolatrous kindred, and removed to Haran, in Mesopotamia, Ac 7:2-4, accompanied by his father, his wife Sarai, his brother Nahor, and his nephew Lot. A few years after, having buried his father, he again removed at the call of God, with his wife and nephew, and entered the land of promise as a nomad or wandering shepherd. Sojourning for a time at Shechem, he built here, as was his custom, an alter to the Lord, who appeared to him, and promised that land to his seed. Removing…
בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.
בֵּן 4870 n.m. son
son, male child, born of a woman
children (male and female)
youth, young men
the young of animals
of plant shoots
fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
member of a guild, order or class
of animals son of (the) herd
ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
n. relat. of age
base
בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.
done
H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman
. children (male and female)
. youth, young men
. the young of animals
. of plant shoots
. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
. . member of a guild, order or class
. of animals son of (the) herd
. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
. n. relat. of age
H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son
1121 ben bane
from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the
widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,
including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,
etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)
(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,
(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,
bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X
came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of
first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +
kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)
people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +
spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous
one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
see HEBREW for 01129
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 0251
בֵּן (ben) — son: child.
: child/son
בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;
son of: Jaaziah (H3269);
brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)
§ Beno = "his son"
the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)
בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.
: descendant, people, tribe, nation
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : child/son
בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.
: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : descendant
בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.
: rebel/son(Belial)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : people/men/nation/tribe
בֵּן (ben) — son.
: [inheriting]son/heir
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.
: warrior/son(strong)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
תִּשְׁעִים (tish`iym) means 'ninety' and is derived from the root word for 'nine.' It is used as a numeral in the Old Testament, specifically denoting the quantity ninety. The entries consistently define it as a number without any significant disagreement.
תִּשְׁעִים 20 n.indecl. ninety
base
H8673 תִּשְׁעִים ninety
8673 tish`iym tish-eem'
multiple from 8672; ninety:--ninety.
see HEBREW for 08672
תִּשְׁעִים (tish.im) — ninety.
ninety
Adj — AdjHAcmpa
תֵּ֫שַׁע (tesha`) means 'nine' and can refer to both the cardinal and ordinal forms of the number. It may also appear in combination with other numbers. The word is possibly derived from the idea of turning towards the next full number, ten.
תֵּ֫שַׁע, תִּשְׁעָה 58 n.m. et f. a nine, nonad
base
H8672 תֵּ֫שַׁע, תִּשְׁעָה nine, nonad
8672 tesha` tay'-shah
or (masculine) tishtah {tish-aw'}; perhaps from 8159 through
the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or
(ord.) ninth:--nine (+ -teen, + -teenth, -th).
see HEBREW for 08159
תֵּ֫שַׁע (te.sah) — nine.
1) nine, nonad
1a) nine (as cardinal number)
1b) ninth (as ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
HC/Acbsa — ConjunctionHC/Acbsa
שָׁנָה (shaneh) means 'year' and is derived from the root meaning to change or revolve. It encompasses various aspects of time, including divisions of time, measures of age, and even a lifetime. The Aramaic equivalent is שְׁנָה (she.nah), also meaning 'year'.
שָׁנָה 877 n.f. year (etym. v. √[v.ek.aa])
base
H8141 שָׁנָה year (etym. v. √[8138a])
8141 shaneh shaw-neh'
(in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}; from 8138; a year
(as a revolution of time):--+ whole age, X long, + old,
year(X -ly).
see HEBREW for 08138
שָׁנָה (sha.neh) — year.
1) year
1a) as division of time
1b) as measure of time
1c) as indication of age
1d) a lifetime (of years of life)
Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)
HNcfsa — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
מוּל (muwl) is a Hebrew verb meaning to circumcise, with various forms indicating different grammatical aspects, such as being circumcised or causing circumcision. It also carries connotations of cutting off or destruction. The entries note its use in contexts like Joshua 5:2 and Genesis 17:11, where it specifically refers to the act of circumcision.
H4135a מוּל circumcise H4135b מָלַל circumcise
4135 muwl mool
a primitive root; to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically
the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt;
figuratively, to destroy:--circumcise(-ing), selves), cut
down (in pieces), destroy, X must needs.
מוּל (mul) — to circumcise.
1) to circumcise, let oneself be circumcised, cut, be cut off
1a) (Qal) to circumcise
1b) (Niphal) to be circumcised, circumcise oneself
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to be circumcised
1c1) of destruction (fig.)
1d) (Hithpolel) to be cut off
1e) (Polel) cut down
מָלַל (ma.lal) — to circumcise.
1) to circumcise
1a) (Qal)
1b) (Niphal)
2) (Hithpolel) to be cut off
Also means: mul (מוּל "to circumcise" H4135A)
Prep | V-Niphal-Inf-a | Suff — Preposition · verb niphal infinitive construct common · suffixHR/VNcc/Sp3ms
ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.
בָּשָׂר (basar) means 'flesh' and encompasses various meanings, including the physical body, kinship, and a euphemism for male genitalia. It can refer to humans, animals, and all living things, highlighting the frailty of man in relation to God. The entries consistently emphasize its bodily and relational aspects.
בָּשָׂר 266 n.m. flesh
of the body
flesh for the body itself
male organ of generation (euphemism)
flesh for kindred, blood-relations
man over against God as frail or erring
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H1320 בָּשָׂר flesh . of the body
. flesh for the body itself
. male organ of generation (euphemism)
. flesh for kindred, blood-relations
. man over against God as frail or erring
1320 basar baw-sawr'
from 1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body,
person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man:--body, (fat,
lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
see HEBREW for 01319
בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) — flesh.
1) flesh
1a) of the body
1a1) of humans
1a2) of animals
1b) the body itself
1c) male organ of generation (euphemism)
1d) kindred, blood-relations
1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God)
1f) all living things
1g) animals
1h) mankind
Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321)
HNcmsc — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
עָרְלָה (orlah) refers to the foreskin or the state of being uncircumcised. It is a feminine noun derived from the root word for foreskin. The term appears in contexts related to circumcision, particularly in the Old Testament.
עָרְלָה 16 n.f. foreskin
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H6190 עָרְלָה foreskin
6190 `orlah or-law'
feminine of 6189; the prepuce:--foreskin, + uncircumcised.
see HEBREW for 06189
עׇרְלָה (or.lah) — (Gilgal)-haaraloth.
Combined with gil.gal (גִּלְגָּל "Gilgal" H1537)
§ foreskin, uncircumcised
עׇרְלָה (or.lah) — foreskin.
foreskin, uncircumcised
HNcfsc/Sp3ms — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp3ms