Lexicon
מָבוֹשׁ
ma.vush
H4016
H:N-M Hebrew

genitalia

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ma.vush denotes the male private parts seized in the fighting scene of Deuteronomy 25:11.

The term is attested for the male private parts in the clause describing a woman who reaches out and seizes them during a fight.

Senses in use

  1. Male private parts in a physical seizure · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 25:11, the construct masculine plural form occurs as the object of the woman's act of seizing a man during a fight; the APB renders the clause "seizes him by the private parts."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 25:11, the APB presents the clause as "seizes him by the private parts." This rendering confirms the scene without isolating each Hebrew word precisely.

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