Circumcision Rite

περιτομ-ή, ἡ, circumcision, LXX+2nd c.BC+ __II section of a machine, ἡ κάτω π. Refs 2nd c.AD+ __III circular incision, Refs 1st c.AD+

† II. [מוּל] vb. circumcise (NH id.; 𝔗 מוּל cut off but only seemingly in the dub. passages (v. III. [מָלַל] and Comm.) Jb 14:2; 18:16; 24:24 [ms. Levy], ψ 37:2; 90:6. (grass, etc.: only for iii. מָלַל, q.v.); cf. NH מָהַל, Aramaic מְהַל, according to Thes NöZMG xl. 1886, 741 Baib. xli. 1887, 626 v. also מהל supr.);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. מָל Jos 5:4 + 2 times; 2 ms. מַלְתָּה Ex 12:44; 3 mpl. מָ֫לוּ Jos 5:5, 7; 2 mpl. מַלְתֶּם Dt 10:16; Impf. וַיָּ֫מָל Gn 17:23 + 2 times; Imv. מֹל Jos 5:2; Pt. pass. מוּל Je 9:24; pl. מֻלִים Jos 5:5;—circumcise, c. acc. בשׂר ערלה (flesh of foreskin) Gn 17:23 (P), acc. pers. Gn 21:4 Ex 12:44 (P), Jos 5:2, 3 (J), v 4, 5, 7, 7 (D); fig. ערלת לבב (foreskin of the heart) Dt 10:16; לבב Dt 30:6; pass. מוּל בערלה Je 9:24; מֻלִים Jos 5:5 (D). Niph. Pf. 3 ms. נִמּוֹל (Ges§ 72 ee) Gn 17:26; 3 mpl. נִמֹּ֫לוּ Gn 17:27; 2 mpl. וּנְמַלְתֶּם (consec.) Gn 17:11 (for וּנְמַלֹּתֶם √ מלל Ew§ 234. e. Ges§ 67, R. 11; but Bö1146 B for וּנְמוֹלֹתֶם); Impf. יִמּוֹל Gn 17:12 + 3 times; 3 mpl. וַיִּמֹּ֫לוּ Gn 34:24; Imv. הִמֹּ֑לוּ Je 4:4; Inf. הִמּוֹל Gn 17:10 + 5 times; הִמֹּל Gn 34:15; sf. הִמֹּ֫לוֹ Gn 17:24, 25; Pt. pl. נִמֹּלִים Gn 34:22;—be circumcised, of בשׂר ערלה Gn 17:14, 24, 25 Lv 12:3; elsewhere of pers. Gn 17:10(×2), 12, 13(×2), 26, 27; 34:15, 17, 22, 24; Ex 12:48 (P), Jos 5:8 (J): reflex. הִמֹּלוּ לי׳ Je 4:4 circumcise yourselves to Yahweh (and take away the foreskin of your heart). Hiph. Impf. 1 s. בשׁם י׳ כי אֲמִילַ֑ם ψ 118:10, 11, 12 in the name of י׳, yea I will make them to be circumcised (enemies, by force of arms; but De cut to pieces (from מוּל = מָלַל), Che mow, Bae annihilate (?), 𝔊 Aq ἠμυνάμην, Symm διέθρυψα, Jer ultus sum eas). Hithpoʿl. Impf. 3 mpl. יִתְמֹלָ֑לוּ ψ 58:8 be cut off, of arrows, i.e. made blunt.

περιτέμνω, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect περι-τάμνω, cut or clip round about, οἴνας περιταμνέμεν prune them, Refs 8th c.BC+; of a goldsmith, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —middle, βραχίονας περιτάμνονται make incisions all over their arms, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be cut up, of fish, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 of circumcision, τῶν ἐπιγινομένων οὐ περιτάμνουσι τὰ αἰδοῖα Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τοὺς παῖδας LXX+3rd c.BC+, etc.:— middle, περιτάμνονται τὰ αἰδοῖα LXX+5th c.BC+: absolutely, practise circumcision, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, LXX __3 cut off the extremities, τὰ ὦτα καὶ τὴν ῥῖνα Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, περιτάμνεσθαι γῆν to be curtailed of certain land, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II cut off and hem in all round:—middle, βοῦς περιταμνόμενον cutting off cattle for oneself, 'lifling' cattle, Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, to be cut off, ἅρματα π. ὑπὸ τῶν ἱππέων Refs 5th c.BC+

† IV. [מָלַל] vb. circumcise ( = מוּל);—to this are sometimes assigned: Qal Imv. מֹל Jos 5:2. Niph. Pf. נְמַלְתֶּם Gn 17:11. Hithpo. be cut off: Impf. יִתְמֹלָ֑לוּ ψ 58:8. Vid. מוּל" dir="rtl" >מוּל.

κατατομή, ἡ, incision, notch, groove, LXX+4th c.BC+, compare 373.231: plural, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II part of a theatre, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.2 face of rock, Refs 4th c.BC+; μέταλλον καὶ κ. perhaps a mine and a quarry-face, Refs __III ={καταγραφή}, profile, Refs 5th c.AD+ __IV mutilation, opposed to true circumcision, a παρονομασία in NT

† [מוּלָה] n.f., only pl. circumcision: חתן דמים למוּלֹת Ex 4:26 (J) a bridegroom of blood because of (or in regard of) the circumcision; cf. WeProl. ed. 4 (1895) 345f.; Hist. 340.

† IV. [מָלַל] vb. circumcise ( = מוּל);—to this are sometimes assigned: Qal Imv. מֹל Jos 5:2. Niph. Pf. נְמַלְתֶּם Gn 17:11. Hithpo. be cut off: Impf. יִתְמֹלָ֑לוּ ψ 58:8. Vid. מוּל" dir="rtl" >מוּל.