The meaning of “עָרֵל”
Understanding ʻârêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
uncircumcised (person). - uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed) 1) uncircumcised, having foreskin
עָרֵל
uncircumcised (person). - uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed) 1) uncircumcised, having foreskin
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 17:14 | “And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.” Word: עָרֵל (ʻârêl) | |
| Leviticus 26:41 | “And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:” Word: עָרֵל (ʻârêl) | |
| Judges 15:18 | “And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?” Word: עָרֵל (ʻârêl) | |
| 2 Samuel 1:20 | “Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.” Word: עָרֵל (ʻârêl) | |
| Isaiah 52:1 | “Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.” Word: עָרֵל (ʻârêl) |