What does מוּל · עׇרְלָה · לֵבָב mean in the Bible?
מוּל · עׇרְלָה · לֵבָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Circumcise the foreskin of your heart — the inner covenant transformation commanded".
Hebrew · H4135, H6190, H3824
וּמַלְתֶּם אֵת עָרְלַת לְבַבְכֶם
To cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise ); by implication, to blunt ; figuratively, to destroy · the prepuce · the heart (as the most interior organ);
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מוּלH4135to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise ); by implication, to blunt ; figuratively, to destroy
Pronunciationmûl
Circumcision as covenant sign; cutting embodies divine obligation to remove spiritual obstruction and mark belonging to God's people.
Open lexicon entry →עׇרְלָהH6190the prepuce
Pronunciationʿorĕlāh
Marks covenant membership and spiritual readiness; uncircumcised status signifies exclusion from Abrahamic covenant community
Open lexicon entry →לֵבָבH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);
Pronunciationlēbāb
The seat of intellect, emotion, and will—Israel's innermost self where covenant loyalty and moral choice originate.
Open lexicon entry →What does וּמַלְתֶּם אֵת עָרְלַת לְבַבְכֶם (umaltem et orlat levavkhem) mean in the Bible?
מוּל · עׇרְלָה · לֵבָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Circumcise the foreskin of your heart — the inner covenant transformation commanded".
Full entry for וּמַלְתֶּם אֵת עָרְלַת לְבַבְכֶם (H4135, H6190, H3824) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4135, H6190, H3824?
H4135, H6190, H3824 is connected to 304 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Circumcise the foreskin of your heart — the inner covenant transformation commanded
Source Gloss
Circumcise the foreskin of your heart — the inner covenant transformation commanded
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 groups4Aligned forms20
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action11×
ImperfectGen 17:12 · Gen 17:13 · Gen 17:14 · Lev 12:34×
Infinitive absoluteExod 12:48 · Gen 17:10 · Gen 17:133×
PerfectGen 17:26 · Gen 17:272×
Participle activeGen 34:221×
Sequential imperfectJer 4:41×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
PerfectJosh 5:4 · Josh 5:7 · Josh 5:54×
Sequential imperfectJosh 5:21×
Participle passiveJosh 5:51×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others1×
ImperfectPs 58:81×
Poel1×
ImperfectPs 90:61×
Word Origins
וּמַלְתֶּם אֵת עָרְלַת לְבַבְכֶם is a primitive root - no further derivation.