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H7272

H7272 — רֶגֶל

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

Hebrewregelnoun femOccurrences: 251TWOT: 2113a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7272
Word:רֶגֶל
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H7270
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:251
Transliteration:regel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:reh'-gel
Meaning:1. a foot (as used in walking) 2. (by implication) a step 3. (by euphemism) the external genital organs
KJV Renderings:X be able to endure, X according as, X after, X coming, X follow, ((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time.

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BDB7743

רֶ֫גֶל247 noun feminine Deut 8:4 (on suffix masculine Song 5:3 see Synt. § l4 AlbrZAW(xvi, 1896, 76) xv (1895), 316 f.), foot (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4956], leg, foot; Aramaic רַגְלָא, [untranscribed source text 4957] foot; Palmyrene suffix רגלה Lzb368; transposed Zinjirli (plural construct) לגרי Idlb., Mandean ליגרא M 102; compare Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4958] vehicle Di347); — absolute ׳ ר Exod 21:24 +, רָ֑גֶל Exod 21:24 +; construct רֶגֶל Num 22:25 +; suffix רַגְלִי Gen 30:30 +, etc.; dual רַגְלָ֫יִם 1Sam 28:3 +, רַנְלָ֑יִם 2Sam 4:4 +; construct רַגְלֵי Gen 24:32 +; suffix רַגְלַי Num 20:19 +, רַגְלֶיךָ Exod 3:5 +, etc.; plural רְגָלִים Exod 23:14 + 3 t. (see 2 below); —

1. foot:
a. human, Gen 18:4; Gen 19:2 + 10 t. of washing feet (רחץ); Exod 3:5; Exod 4:25 + often; in figure Deut 32:35; 1Sam 2:9; Jer 2:25; Job 12:5 + often; נַּאֲוָה ׳ ר Ps 36:12 foot of pride; ׳ הֲדֹם לְר Ps 110:1 ׳ כַּף ר sole of foot Deut 2:5; Deut 11:24; Deut 28:56; Deut 28:65 + 6 t., + ׳ מִכַּף ר וְעַד ראֹשׁ Isa 1:6, compare ( וְעַד קדקד) 2Sam 14:25; Deut 28:35; Job 2:7 also ׳ מֵראֹשׁ וְעַד ר Lev 13:12 ׳ שָׁרְשֵׁי ר Job 13:27 see שֹׁרֶשׁ ;׳ אֶצְבְּעוֺת ר 2Sam 21:20 = toes, ׳ בֹּהֶן ר = great toe Judg 1:6; Judg 1:7; Exod 29:20 + 6 t. Leviticus; ׳ ר = leg 1Sam 17:6 (see also f. near the end).
b. anthropomorphism of God, Exod 24:10; 2Sam 22:10 = Ps 18:10; Nah 1:3; Hab 3:5; Isa 60:13; Zech 14:4 ׳ כַּפּוֺת ר Ezek 43:7 ׳ הֲדֹם ר Isa 66:1; Lam 2:1; 1Chr 28:2; Ps 99:5; Ps 132:7.
c. of seraphim Isa 6:2, Ezekiel's חַיּוֺת Ezek 1:7 (twice in verse) and (׳ כֵּף ר) Ezek 1:7, cherubim 2Chr 3:13 idols Ps 115:7.
d. of animals: dove, ׳ כַּף ר Gen 8:9 ( J ); שֶׁרֶץ עוֺף Lev 11:21; Lev 11:23, שֶׁרֶץ Lev 11:42 calf, ׳ כַּף ר Ezek 1:7 (in simile), בְּהֵמָה Ezek 29:11 Pharaoh under figure of תַּנִּים Ezek 32:2 probably of beast also Job 39:15, indefinite Isa 28:3 (in figurative).
e. of table Exod 25:26; Exod 37:13 ( P ).
f. phrases: ׳ לְר (ל) 5.i. according to the pace of Gen 33:14 (twice in verse) ( J ; as fast as cattle, children, can go); at one's guidance Deut 33:8 at one's foot, i.e. at every step Gen 30:30 ( J ), Isa 41:2, compare Job 18:11 (see I. [ פּוּץ ] Hiph`il); ׳ הלך לְר 1Sam 25:42, i.e. went where she went, compare 2Sam 15:16; 2Sam 15:17; 2Sam 15:18 ׳ בְּר on one's feet, on foot, Num 20:19 ( J E ), Deut 2:28; Judg 4:15; Judg 4:17; Ps 66:6, ׳ שֻׁלֵּח בְּר Judg 5:15 (see שׁלח ), compare Job 18:8 (and רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּח֑וּ Job 30:12); ׳ הַבְּהֵמָה) אֲשֶׁר בְּד, הַיְקוּם, (הָעָם, i.e. which follow one, hence obey or belong to one, Exod 11:8 ( J ), Judg 4:10; Judg 8:5; 1Kgs 20:10; Deut 11:6; 2Kgs 3:9 , ׳ הַמִּתְהַלְּכִים בְּר 1Sam 25:27 ׳ נָשָׂא ר Gen 29:1 ( E ) = set out, but ׳ יָרִים אֶתרֿ Gen 41:44 ( E ) lift the foot, i.e. make a movement, do anything; euphemism ׳ מֵסִיךְ אֶתרֿ Judg 3:24 , compare 1Sam 24:3 (Gi; van d. H. Baer v.1Sam 24:4 see I. [ סָכַךְ ] Hiph`il); לְ ׳ וַתְּפַשְּׂקִי אֶתרֿ Ezek 16:25 (see פשׂק ); ׳ הַיּוֺצֵת מִבֵּין ר Deut 28:57 (see יצא 1.h.); ׳ מֵימֵי ר Qr 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12 ( Kt שיניהם; see מַיִם 3); שַׂעַר ׳ הָר Isa 7:20 , i.e. hair of the private parts.
2. plural only in phrase שָׁלשׁ רְגָלִים three times (feet, paces, compare פַּעַם) Exod 23:14 ( E ), Num 22:28 ; Num 22:32 ; Num 22:33 ( J ).


BDB9890

[רְגַל] noun [feminine] foot (see Biblical Hebrew); — dual absolute רַגְלַ֫יִן Dan 7:4 emphatic לַיָּא- Dan 2:41; Dan 2:42 suffix לוֺ֫הִי- Dan 2:33 Dan 2:34, רגליה Kt , רְגַלַהּ Qr (K§ 53, 2, Anm. b)) Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19 — feet; in vision, of image Dan 2:33; Dan 2:34; Dan 2:41; Dan 2:42, of beast Dan 7:4; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19.


Other Resources

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

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