Lexicon
אֶ֫שֶׁךְ
e.shekh
H0810
H:N-M Hebrew

testicle

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e.shekh denotes a male bodily organ, named in a list of physical conditions.

The attested use names a male bodily organ in a list of physical conditions; in Leviticus 21:20 the APB renders the final item as “crushed testicles.”

Senses in use

  1. Male organ in a physical-condition list · dominant

    In Leviticus 21:20, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs as the final item in a series of bodily conditions. The APB renders the verse’s final item “crushed testicles,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 21:20, the APB presents the clause’s final condition as “crushed testicles.” The exact contribution of the noun beyond this bodily reference cannot be isolated from the English alone.

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