Original Language Studio
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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָרֵלʻârêl · aw-rale'
H6189 · Hebrew
H6189 · Hebrew
- Definition
- uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
- Derivation
- from H6188 (עָרֵל); properly, exposed, i.e. projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically,
- KJV renderings
- uncircumcised (person).
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- עָרֵ֣ל — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 35 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 6:12Exodus 6:30Exodus 12:48Leviticus 19:23Leviticus 26:41
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 עָרֵל 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.