What does עׇרְלָה (ʿorĕlāh) mean in the Bible?
עׇרְלָה (ʿorĕlāh): Marks covenant membership and spiritual readiness; uncircumcised status signifies exclusion from Abrahamic covenant community
Hebrew · H6190
עׇרְלָה
The prepuce
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עׇרְלָה H6190
Pronunciation ʿorĕlāh
What does עׇרְלָה (ʿorĕlāh) mean in the Bible?
עׇרְלָה (ʿorĕlāh): Marks covenant membership and spiritual readiness; uncircumcised status signifies exclusion from Abrahamic covenant community
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How does the BSB render H6190?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), - (2), foreskins (2), an uncircumcised man (1), as forbidden (1).
Where does עׇרְלָה (ʿorĕlāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 17:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (6), 1 Samuel (2), Jeremiah (2), Leviticus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 3× Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:23, Joshua 5:3
- 2× Genesis 17:25, Deuteronomy 10:16
foreskins 2× 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 3:14
an uncircumcised man 1× Genesis 34:14
as forbidden 1× Leviticus 19:23
foreskin 1× Exodus 4:25
of [the boy’s] foreskin 1× Leviticus 12:3
of your foreskin 1× Genesis 17:11
only in the flesh 1× Jeremiah 9:25
the foreskins 1× Jeremiah 4:4
their foreskins 1× 1 Samuel 18:27
vvv 1× Genesis 17:24
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 17:11 עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם to of your foreskin Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Genesis 17:14 עָרְלָת֔וֹ to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 17:23 עָרְלָתָ֗ם to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 17:24 עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃ to vvv Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 17:25 עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃ to - Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 34:14 עָרְלָ֑ה to an uncircumcised man Noun - feminine singular Exodus 4:25 עָרְלַ֣ת to foreskin Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 12:3 עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃ to of [the boy’s] foreskin Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 19:23 עָרְלָת֖וֹ to as forbidden Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 10:16 עָרְלַ֣ת to - Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 17:11
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 8
Genesis 6 Exodus 1 Leviticus 2 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 1 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃ 3x ‘ā·rə·lā·ṯōw Genesis 17:24, Genesis 17:25, Leviticus 12:3
עָרְל֣וֹת 2x ‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ 1 Samuel 18:25, Jeremiah 4:4
עָרְלַ֣ת 2x ‘ā·rə·laṯ Exodus 4:25, Deuteronomy 10:16
בְּעָרְלָֽה׃ 1x bə·‘ā·rə·lāh Jeremiah 9:25
הָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃ 1x hā·‘ă·rā·lō·wṯ Joshua 5:3
עָרְלָ֑ה 1x ‘ā·rə·lāh Genesis 34:14
עָרְל֥וֹת 1x ‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ 2 Samuel 3:14
עָרְלָת֔וֹ 1x ‘ā·rə·lā·ṯōw Genesis 17:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:24, Genesis 17:25, Leviticus 12:3
Noun - feminine plural construct 3x 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 3:14, Jeremiah 4:4
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Exodus 4:25, Deuteronomy 10:16
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Joshua 5:3
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x 1 Samuel 18:27
Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 34:14
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural 1x Genesis 17:11
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 17:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Marks covenant membership and spiritual readiness; uncircumcised status signifies exclusion from Abrahamic covenant community
Source Gloss
the prepuce
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Marks covenant membership and spiritual readiness; uncircumcised status signifies exclusion from Abrahamic covenant community
the prepuce BDB: foreskin Usage: foreskin, uncircumcised.
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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