Hebrew · H1320, H6190 · unreviewed

בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתוֹ

Flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · the prepuce

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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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עׇרְלָה H6190 the prepuce
Pronunciation ʿorĕlāh
Marks covenant membership and spiritual readiness; uncircumcised status signifies exclusion from Abrahamic covenant community
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What does בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתוֹ (bĕśar ʿorlāṯô) mean in the Bible?

בָּשָׂר · עׇרְלָה 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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Meaning

flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
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