What does בָּשָׂר · חֲזִיר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1320, H2386
בְּשַׂר הַחֲזִיר
Flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · a hog (perhaps as penned )
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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
Pronunciation bāšār
Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.
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חֲזִיר H2386 a hog (perhaps as penned )
Pronunciation ḥăziyr
Unclean animal symbolizing ritual impurity and paganism in Israelite law and prophetic imagery
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What does בְּשַׂר הַחֲזִיר (bᵉśar haḥăzîr) mean in the Bible?
בָּשָׂר · חֲזִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pig’s flesh.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1320, H2386?
H1320, H2386 is connected to 277 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pig’s flesh.
Strong's H1320, H2386
Lexical occurrences 277 verses Source Gloss
pig’s flesh.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּשַׂר הַחֲזִיר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain