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Strong H52432 sensesמָלַל

to languish · to cut

Transliteration
nâmal
Pronunciation
naw-mal'

The 2 senses of Strong H5243

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5243 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to languishH5243Ato languish, wither, fade4 verses · Job, Psalms
  2. to cutנָמַלH5243B(Qal) to circumcise, become clipped, be circumcised, be cut offNot in the KJV

General definition

A primitive root; to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised: - (branch to) be cut down ({off}) circumcise.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • cut4
  • circumcise1

First verses

  1. Genesis 17:11
    And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
  2. Job 14:2
    He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
  3. Job 18:16
    His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
  4. Job 24:24
    They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
  5. Psalms 37:2
    For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.