The meaning of “פֶּגֶר”
Understanding peger reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
carcase, corpse, dead body. - a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast - figuratively, an idolatrous image 1) corpse...
פֶּגֶר
carcase, corpse, dead body. - a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast - figuratively, an idolatrous image 1) corpse, carcass, monument, stela 1a) corpse (of man) 1b) carcass (of animals)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:11 | “And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.” Word: פֶּגֶר (peger) | |
| Numbers 14:32 | “But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.” Word: פֶּגֶר (peger) | |
| 2 Kings 19:35 | “And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.” Word: פֶּגֶר (peger) | |
| Isaiah 37:36 | “Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.” Word: פֶּגֶר (peger) | |
| Ezekiel 43:7 | “And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.” Word: פֶּגֶר (peger) |
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