BDB815
[אֶ֫שֶׁךְ] noun [masculine] testicle (Syriac [untranscribed source text 437], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 438] etymology unknown) only מְרוֺחַ אָ֑שֶׁךְ Lev 21:20.
Strong's Lexicon
H810
H810 — אֶשֶׁך
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H810 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶשֶׁך |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root (probably meaning to bunch together) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | eshek |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh'-shek |
| Meaning: | 1. a testicle (as a lump) |
| KJV Renderings: | stone. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אשך (eh’-shech)
Leviticus 21:20
- KJV: Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;a dwarf: or, too slender
- EHCC: or hath his stones broken ;