Strong's Lexicon

H6189

H6189 — עָרֵל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewarelnoun mascOccurrences: 35TWOT: 1695b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6189
Word:עָרֵל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:rom H6188
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:35
Transliteration:arel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`arel (aw-rale') n-m.
Meaning:1. (properly) exposed, i.e. projecting loose (as to the prepuce) 2. used only technically, uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
KJV Renderings:uncircumcised (person).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6390

עָרֵל35 adjective having foreskin, i.e. uncircumcised; — ׳ ע Exod 12:48 + 5 t.; construct עֶ֫רֶל Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse); עֲרַל Exod 6:12; Exod 6:30 feminine עֲרִלָה Jer 6:10 plural עֲרִלִים Lev 19:23 + 20 t.; construct עַרְלֵי Jer 9:25 + 2 t.; — uncircumcised person Exod 12:48; Josh 5:7 ( P ), Philistines Judg 14:3; Judg 15:18; 1Sam 14:6; 1Sam 17:26; 1Sam 17:36; 1Sam 31:4; 2Sam 1:20; 1Chr 10:4 of other nations Isa 52:1; Jer 9:25 especially as slain Ezek 28:10; Ezek 31:18; Ezek 32:19 + 9 t. 32; in Ezek 32:27 read מֵעוֺלָם so Hi and most (see on meaning Toy31, 18); עָרֵל זָכָר uncircumcised male Gen 17:14 ( P ); בָּשָׂר ׳ ע Ezek 44:7; Ezek 44:9 uncircumcised of flesh; figurative of fruit trees Lev 19:23 (compare [עָרַל] above); שְׂפָתַיִם ׳ ע figurative of incapacity to speak Exod 6:12; Exod 6:30 of character, לב ׳ ע Jer 9:25; Ezek 44:7; Ezek 44:9, compare לֵבָבָם הֶעָרֵל Lev 26:41 ( P ), עֲרֵלָה אָזְנָם Jer 6:10 their ear is uncircumcised (unreceptive).


עֵרֹם, עָרֹם, עָרוֺם see עור f


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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