Hebrew · H3605, H1320 · unreviewed

כָּל־בָּשָׂר

Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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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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What does כָּל־בָּשָׂר (kol-basar) mean in the Bible?

כֹּל · בָּשָׂר is a Hebrew word meaning "all flesh".

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Meaning

all flesh
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