H4790 H4790
crushed, having crushed testicles (condition making one ritually unfit for priestly service)
This term refers to crushed or damaged testicles, a physical condition that disqualified someone from serving as a priest. It appears in Leviticus 21:20 in a list of physical defects that prevent priestly service. BDB suggests the root may mean 'rub' (resulting in damage by rubbing away) or relate to an Aramaic root meaning 'enlarged'. Textual variants suggest some read this as 'enlargement' rather than 'crushing'. Either way, the term describes male genital damage that affected ritual eligibility. The regulation reflects ancient purity codes linking physical wholeness with cultic service.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Crushed or damaged testicles, a condition disqualifying one from priestly service according to Levitical purity laws. The term appears in a catalog of physical conditions precluding altar service—not because of moral unworthiness, but ritual wholeness requirements. The exact condition is debated (crushing vs. enlargement), but both readings indicate genital abnormality. The regulation reflects ancient Near Eastern concepts linking bodily integrity with sacred service. 1×
AR["مَرْضُوضُ"]·ben["চেপা-অণ্ডকোষ"]·DE["zermalmte"]·EN["crushed"]·FR["écrasa"]·heb["מרוח"]·HI["कुचला"]·ID["buah-pelir-yang-"]·IT["schiaccio"]·jav["pecah"]·KO["으깐진"]·PT["esmagado-de"]·RU["раздавленное"]·ES["aplastado-de"]·SW["aliyevunjika"]·TR["ezilmiş"]·urd["کچلے-ہوئے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [מָרוֹחַ] n.[m.] dub., only cstr. מְרוֹחַ אָ֑שֶׁךְ Lv 21:20; √ either מָרַח rub=a rubbing away of the testicle; or רָוַח be roomy, enlarged=enlargement (read then מֶרְוַח); v. further Di.