הַבָּשָׂר הַחַי טָמֵא הוּא
Flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively · foul in a religious sense
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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
טָמֵא H2931 foul in a religious sense
What does הַבָּשָׂר הַחַי טָמֵא הוּא (habbāśār haḥay ṭāmēʾ hûʾ) mean in the Bible?
בָּשָׂר · חַי · טָמֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man".
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