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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 17:24 - Old
Genesis 17:24 - And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And Abraham | H85 | אַבְרָהָם |
[Proper Name Masculine] father of a multitude; {Abraham} the later name of Abram |
| was ninety | H8673 | תִּשְׁעִים |
[Noun] ninety |
| years | H8141 | שָׁנֶה |
[Noun Feminine] from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time) |
| old | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
| and nine | H8672 | תֵּשַׁע |
[Noun] perhaps from H8159 through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or (ordinal) ninth |
| when he was circumcised | H4135 | מוּל |
[Verb] to cut {short} that {is} curtail (specifically the {prepuce} that {is} to circumcise); by implication to blunt; figuratively to destroy |
| in the flesh | H1320 | בָּשָׂר |
[Noun Masculine] flesh (from its freshness); by extension {body} person; also (by euphemism) the pudenda of a man |
| of his foreskin | H6190 | עׇרְלָה |
[Noun Feminine] the prepuce |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.