נָמַל
nâmal · H5243 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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to circumcise, circumcision
Action by which someone removes the foreskin of the penis, + preferably with a flint knife, as a sign of the covenant between YHWH and Abraham's descendants; considered an outward change for the good that should be accompanied by an inward change in attitude as well
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Semantic domains 7 entries
- Non-Whole002003001021
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Non-Whole” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מוּל (mûwl, H4135), מָלַל (mâlal, H4448), and מְלַל (mᵉlal, H4449) rather than independently attested here.
- Willing002001002028
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
- Dead002001001018
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
- Dry002001001021
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
- Insignificant002001002015
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
- Stance002001001061
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
- Speak002004001009008
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition; the sense is drawn from the word's own gloss and standard lexicographic derivation rather than from an attested citation of its own. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5243. namal III. [מָלַל] verb languish, wither, fade (apparently secondary √ of אמל q.…
III. [מָלַל] verb languish, wither, fade (apparently secondary √ of אמל q. v. ); —
Qal Imperfect3masculine singular יִמַּל Job 18:16; וַיִּמָּ֑ל Job 14:2-3;masculine plural יִמָּ֑לוּ Job 24:24; Psa 37:2 (so Hup De and most; > Niph`al from IV. מלל Thes); — hang down, wither, figurative of man Job 14:2 (כְּצִיץ); of wicked שָֽׁרָשָׁיו מִתַּחַת קְצִירוֺ יִמַּל וּמִמַּ֫עַל יִבָ֑שׁוּ Job 18:16; יִמָּ֑לוּ שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת כְּראֹשׁ Job 24:24 (|| הֻמְּכוּ יִקָּפְצוּן,); יִמָּ֑לוּ מְהֵרָה כֶּחָצִיר Psa 37:2 (|| יִבּוֺלוּן).
Po'l. Imperfect יְמוֺלֵל Psa 90:6 it withereth (of grass; + וְיָבֵשׁ).
IV. [מָלַל] verb circumcise ( = מוּל); — to this are sometimes assigned:
Qal Imperative מֹל Jos 5:2.
Niph`al Perfect נְמַלְתֶּם Gen 17:11.
Hithpo`el be cut off: Imperfect יִתְמֹלָ֑לוּ Psa 58:8. see מוּל.
[מַלְמֵד מַלְמָד,] see למד.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0