circumcise

Found 10 times in the King James Bible

H4135 Hebrew
G4059 Greek

English Definition

to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

מוּל

Transliteration

mûwl

Strong's Reference H4135

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

περιτέμνω

Transliteration

mûwl

Strong's Reference G4059

"Circumcise" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H4135, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4059. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Genesis 17:11 Old Testament

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of

Deuteronomy 10:16 Old Testament

Circumcise therefore the foreskin

Deuteronomy 30:6 Old Testament

thy God will circumcise thine heart, and

Joshua 5:2 Old Testament

sharp knives, and circumcise again the children

Joshua 5:4 Old Testament

why Joshua did circumcise: All the people

Jeremiah 4:4 Old Testament

Circumcise yourselves to the

Luke 1:59 New Testament

they came to circumcise the child; and

John 7:22 New Testament

the sabbath day circumcise a man.

Acts 15:5 New Testament

was needful to circumcise them, and to

Acts 21:21 New Testament

ought not to circumcise their children, neither

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