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עׇרְלָה H6190
H6190 is the Hebrew word עׇרְלָה, transliterated ʻorlâh and said or-law'. The King James Version most often renders it foreskin.
What it means
the prepuce.
Where it comes from
feminine of H6189 (עָרֵל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: foreskin, [phrase] uncircumcised.
Verses using עׇרְלָה
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 17:11 · KJV
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
Genesis 17:14 · KJV
And 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.
Genesis 17:23 · KJV
And 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.
Genesis 34:14 · KJV
And 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:
Exodus 4:25 · KJV
Then 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.
Leviticus 12:3 · KJV
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Leviticus 19:23 · KJV
And 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.
Deuteronomy 10:16 · KJV
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
1 Samuel 18:25 · KJV
And 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.
1 Samuel 18:27 · KJV
Wherefore 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.
2 Samuel 3:14 · KJV
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
Jeremiah 4:4 · KJV
Circumcise 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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6190 mean?
H6190 is the Hebrew word עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh), meaning the prepuce.
How is H6190 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it foreskin (5 times), foreskins (4 times), uncircumcised (1 time), thereof as uncircumcised (1 time), therefore the foreskin (1 time).
How many times does H6190 appear in the Bible?
עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6190 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H6189 (עָרֵל).
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