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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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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עׇרְלָה H6190 the prepuce
Pronunciation ʿorĕlāh
Marks covenant membership and spiritual readiness; uncircumcised status signifies exclusion from Abrahamic covenant community
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לֵבָב H3824 the heart (as the most interior organ);
Pronunciation lēbāb
The seat of intellect, emotion, and will—Israel's innermost self where covenant loyalty and moral choice originate.
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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".
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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 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
וּמַלְתֶּם אֵת עָרְלַת לְבַבְכֶם 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