carnal

Found 11 times in the King James Bible

H4904 Hebrew
G4561 Greek

English Definition

a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

מִשְׁכָּב

Transliteration

mishkâb

Strong's Reference H4904

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

σάρξ

Transliteration

bâsâr

Strong's Reference G4561
Greek Meaning

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

"Carnal" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H4904, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4561. Context determines which original word is being used.

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