בָּשָׂר

ba.sarNoun (Masculine)H1320

flesh

From: from H1319 (בָּשַׂר);

Short Definition

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (*בְּשַׁר *"flesh" H1321)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

221 times

Appears 221 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Leviticus
49
Genesis
31
Ezk
18
Job
17
Isaiah
15

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:1
  • Ezk 11:3
  • Genesis 9:11
  • Job 31:31
  • Leviticus 25:49

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.