The meaning of “עׇרְלָה”
Understanding ʻorlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of עָרֵל foreskin, [phrase] uncircumcised. - the prepuce 1) foreskin, uncircumcised
עׇרְלָה
feminine of עָרֵל foreskin, [phrase] uncircumcised. - the prepuce 1) foreskin, uncircumcised
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 17:24 | “And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.” Word: עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh) | |
| Exodus 4:25 | “Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.” Word: עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh) | |
| Leviticus 12:3 | “And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” Word: עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 10:16 | “Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.” Word: עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh) | |
| Joshua 5:3 | “And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.” Word: עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh) |
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