H4139 H4139
circumcision; the rite of removing the foreskin
A rare plural form appearing in Exodus 4:26, where Zipporah says 'a bridegroom of blood because of the circumcision' after circumcising her son. The phrase is cryptic—does she mean 'on account of circumcisions' (plural) or 'concerning the circumcision' (event)? The plural may be intensive or refer to multiple people's circumcision. Regardless, the term identifies the ritual act that averts God's deadly threat against Moses.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Exodus 4:26's 'bridegroom of blood concerning circumcision' is famously obscure. Zipporah's emergency circumcision of her son saves Moses' life, and this phrase marks the moment. The prepositional 'for the circumcision' (Spanish 'por la circuncisión') identifies the ritual as the cause of resolution. The domain (Religious Activities) is clear—this is covenant-marking ritual—even if the exact syntax remains debated. 1×
AR["مِنْ-أَجْلِ-الْخِتَانِ"]·ben["সুন্নতের-জন্য"]·DE["fuer-der-circumcision"]·EN["for-the-circumcision"]·FR["pour-le-circoncision"]·heb["ל-מולות"]·HI["खतन-के-लिये"]·ID["karena-sunat"]·IT["per-il-circumcision"]·jav["kangge-sunat"]·KO["할례-때문에"]·PT["para-as-circuncisões"]·RU["для-обрезания"]·ES["por-la-circuncisión"]·SW["kwa-sababu-ya-tohara"]·TR["sünnet-için"]·urd["ختنے-کے-لیے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [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.