What does מוּל · περιτομή mean in the Bible?
מוּל · περιτομή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the covenant sign involving removal of the foreskin".
Hebrew · H4135, G4061
מוּל
To cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise ); by implication, to blunt ; figuratively, to destroy · circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
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מוּל H4135 to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise ); by implication, to blunt ; figuratively, to destroy
Pronunciation mûl
Circumcision as covenant sign; cutting embodies divine obligation to remove spiritual obstruction and mark belonging to God's people.
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περιτομή G4061 circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation peritomḗ
Metonymy shifts from the physical rite to the Jewish people themselves; spiritualized in Paul as heart transformation.
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What does מוּל (mul) mean in the Bible?
מוּל · περιτομή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the covenant sign involving removal of the foreskin".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4135, G4061?
H4135, G4061 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the covenant sign involving removal of the foreskin
Source Gloss
the covenant sign involving removal of the foreskin
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 20
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 11×
Imperfect Gen 17:12 · Gen 17:13 · Gen 17:14 · Lev 12:3 4×
Infinitive absolute Exod 12:48 · Gen 17:10 · Gen 17:13 3×
Perfect Gen 17:26 · Gen 17:27 2×
Participle active Gen 34:22 1×
Sequential imperfect Jer 4:4 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Perfect Josh 5:4 · Josh 5:7 · Josh 5:5 4×
Sequential imperfect Josh 5:2 1×
Participle passive Josh 5:5 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Ps 58:8 1×
Poel 1×
Imperfect Ps 90:6 1×
Word Origins
מוּל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain