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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.

2. (v. t.) To purify spiritually.

Greek

4059. peritemno -- to cut around, circumcise
... to cut around, circumcise. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: peritemno Phonetic
Spelling: (per-ee-tem'-no) Short Definition: I circumcise Definition: I cut ...
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564. aperitmetos -- uncircumcised
... uncircumcised. 564 (from 1 "without" and 4059 , "circumcise") -- properly, "not
cut around," referring to an male organ. 564 ("uncircumcised ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4135. mul -- to circumcise
... 4134, 4135. mul. 4136 . to circumcise. Transliteration: mul Phonetic Spelling:
(mool) Short Definition: circumcised. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5243. namal -- branch to be cut down off, circumcise
... branch to be cut down off, circumcise. Transliteration: namal Phonetic Spelling:
(naw-mal') Short Definition: circumcise. ... branch to be cut down off, circumcise ...
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4448d. malal -- to circumcise
... malal. 4449 . to circumcise. Transliteration: malal Short Definition: headless.
Word Origin a prim. root Definition to circumcise NASB Word Usage headless (1) ...
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4107. mahal -- to circumcise, weaken
... 4106, 4107. mahal. 4108 . to circumcise, weaken. Transliteration: mahal Phonetic
Spelling: (maw-hal') Short Definition: diluted. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7725. shub -- to turn back, return
... break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down,. A
primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or ...
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Library

That the First Circumcision of the Flesh is Made Void, and the ...
... Thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah, and to them who inhabit Jerusalem, Renew
newness among you, and do not sow among thorns: circumcise yourselves to your ...
/.../three books of testimonies against the jews/8 that the first circumcision.htm

John Chapter vii. 19-24
... [585] "And ye circumcise on the Sabbath-day ... Will ye abstain from work to keep the
Sabbath, or will ye circumcise to fulfill the sacrament of the eighth day? ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xxx john chapter vii.htm

Of Circumcision and the Supercession of the Old Law.
... if Zipporah, [1165] had not circumcised the foreskin of the infant with a pebble;
whence, "there is the greatest peril if any fail to circumcise the foreskin ...
/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter iii of circumcision and the.htm

Of the Superstitions of the Jews, and their Hatred against Jesus.
... Circumcise yourselves to the Lord your God, and take away the foreskins of your
heart, lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xvii of the superstitions of.htm

The Breaking Out of Discord
... that God had done with them.5. But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees
which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the breaking out of discord.htm

Acts XVI
... profit you nothing." [351] When he was in Jerusalem upon the appeal of the Antioch
Church, brethren urgently insisted that he should circumcise Titus, who was ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xvi.htm

The Spiritual Meaning of Circumcision.
... He saith to them, "These things saith the Lord your God""(here [1560] I find a new
[1561] commandment)""Sow not among thorns, but circumcise yourselves to ...
/.../barnabas/the epistle of barnabas /chapter ix the spiritual meaning of.htm

New Covenant Obedience
... xix.5. "And the Lord Thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed,
to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. ...
/.../murray/the two covenants/chapter xiii new covenant obedience.htm

Note F. --Chap. xviii the Whole Heart
... all thy heart and all thy soul." xxx.2: "Thou shalt obey His voice with all thine
heart and with all soul." xxx.6: "The Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/murray/the two covenants/note f chap xviii the whole.htm

True Righteousness is Obtained by Christ.
... Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and circumcise the foreskin of your heart.'
[2019] Do not sow, therefore, among thorns, and in untilled ground, whence you ...
/.../chapter xxviii true righteousness is obtained.htm

Thesaurus

Circumcise (13 Occurrences)
...Circumcise (13 Occurrences). ... John 7:22 Moses has given you circumcision (not that
it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy. ...
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Flint (12 Occurrences)
... foreskin of her son," and in Joshua 5:2, "Yahweh said unto Joshua, Make thee knives
of flint (the King James Version "sharp knives"), and circumcise again the ...
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Foreskin (12 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise therefore
the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. ...
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Observe (216 Occurrences)
... Acts 15:5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It
is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses ...
/o/observe.htm - 38k

Circumcised (58 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Circumcise. Multi-Version Concordance
Circumcised (58 Occurrences). Luke 2:21 And when eight ...
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Walk (315 Occurrences)
... (1) Observance of laws or customs: "Thou teachest all the Jews who are among the
Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children ...
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Gentiles (150 Occurrences)
... Acts 15:5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It
is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses ...
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Quench (14 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your
heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth ...
/q/quench.htm - 12k

Zechari'ah (51 Occurrences)
... Luke 1:59 It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child;
and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father. ...
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Knives (12 Occurrences)
... Joshua 5:2 At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives, and circumcise
again the children of Israel the second time." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS ...
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Bible Concordance

Circumcise (13 Occurrences)

Luke 1:59 It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 2:21 And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.
(YLT RSV NIV)

John 7:22 Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 7:8 He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 15:5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 21:21 They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 17:11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 30:6 Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 5:2 At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 5:4 This is the reason Joshua circumcised: all the people who came out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Joshua 5:7 Their children, whom he raised up in their place, were circumcised by Joshua; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Circumcise

Related Terms

Flint (12 Occurrences)

Foreskin (12 Occurrences)

Observe (216 Occurrences)

Circumcised (58 Occurrences)

Walk (315 Occurrences)

Gentiles (150 Occurrences)

Quench (14 Occurrences)

Zechari'ah (51 Occurrences)

Knives (12 Occurrences)