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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 17:11 - Between
Genesis 17:11 - And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And ye shall circumcise | H4135 | מוּל |
[Verb] to cut {short} that {is} curtail (specifically the {prepuce} that {is} to circumcise); by implication to blunt; figuratively to destroy |
the flesh | H1320 | בָּשָׂר |
[Noun Masculine] flesh (from its freshness); by extension {body} person; also (by euphemism) the pudenda of a man |
of your foreskin | H6190 | עׇרְלָה |
[Noun Feminine] the prepuce |
and it shall be | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
a token | H226 | אוֹת |
[Noun Feminine] a signal (literally or {figuratively}) as a {flag} beacon: {monument} omen: {prodigy} {evidence } etc. |
of the covenant | H1285 | בְּרִית |
[Noun Feminine] a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) |
betwixt me and you |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.