Original Language Studio
Genesis 17:13
“He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H4135 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- circumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs.
- Grammar
- הִמּ֧וֹל — verb Niphal, infinitive absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 17:10Genesis 17:12Genesis 17:14Genesis 17:23Genesis 17:24
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מוּל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.