עָרֵל
a.rel
“uncircumcised”
Definition
uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
from H6188 (עָרֵל); properly, exposed, i.e. projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically,
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
עָרֵל appears 31 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!”But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.
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Awake, awake,clothe yourself with strength, O Zion!Put on your garments of splendor,O Jerusalem, holy city!For the uncircumcised and uncleanwill no longer enter you.
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