Orlah עׇרְלָה
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| עׇרְלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | orlah |
| Strong's number | H6190 (H6190H, H6190G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | foreskin |
| Occurrences | 16 in 16 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (6) |
Orlah (Hebrew עׇרְלָה, Strong's H6190) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “foreskin”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H6190H: foreskin
foreskin, uncircumcised
H6190G: (Gilgal)-haaraloth
Combined with gil.gal (גִּלְגָּל "Gilgal" H1537)
§ foreskin, uncircumcised
§ foreskin, uncircumcised
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | foreskin (8), foreskins (5), uncircumcised (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | foreskins (3), your foreskin (1), uncircumcised man (1), foreskin (1), forbidden (1), their foreskins (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Orlah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 17:11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
- Genesis 17:14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
- Genesis 17:23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
- Genesis 17:24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
- Genesis 17:25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
- Genesis 34:14And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
Exodus
- Exodus 4:25Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
Leviticus
- Leviticus 12:3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
- Leviticus 19:23And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 10:16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
Joshua
- Joshua 5:3And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 18:25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 18:27Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 3:14And David sent messengers to Ish–bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 4:4Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”
- Jeremiah 9:25Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).