Lexicon :: Strong's H7272 - reḡel

רֶגֶל

Transliteration

reḡel

Pronunciation

reh'-gel

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From רָגַל (H7270)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2113a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רֶגֶל regel, reh'-gel; from H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda:—× be able to endure, × according as, × after, × coming, × follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), × great toe, × haunt, × journey, leg, piss, possession, time.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 247x

The KJV translates Strong's H7272 in the following manner: feet (216x), footstool (with H1916) (6x), after (4x), times (4x), follow (4x), piss (with H4325) (2x), toes (2x), journey (1x), legs (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 247x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

foot
1. foot, leg
2. of God (anthropomorphic)
3. of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table
4. according to the pace of (with prep)
5. three times (feet, paces)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7272: Abbreviations

רֶ֫גֶל ₂₄₇ noun feminine^{Deuteronomy 8:4} (on suffix masculine Songs 5:3 see Kö^{Synt. § 14} Albr^{ZAW(xvi, 1896, 76) xv (1895), 316 f.}), foot (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic , leg, foot; Aramaic רַגְלָא, foot; Palmyrene suffix רגלה Lzb³⁶⁸; transposed Zinjirli (plural construct) לגרי Id^lb., Mandean ליגרא Nö^{M 102}; compare Ethiopic vehicle Di³⁴⁷); — absolute ר׳ Exodus 21:24 +, רָ֑גֶל Exodus 21:24 +; construct רֶגֶל Numbers 22:25 +; suffix רַגְלִי Genesis 30:30 +, etc.; dual רַגְלָ֫יִם 1 Samuel 28:3 +, רַנְלָ֑יִם 2 Samuel 4:4 +; construct רַגְלֵי Genesis 24:32 +; suffix רַגְלַי Numbers 20:19 +, רַגְלֶיךָ Exodus 3:5 +, etc.; plural רְגָלִים Exodus 23:14 + 3 times (see 2 below); —

1. foot:

a. human, Genesis 18:4; Genesis 19:2 + 10 times of washing feet (רחץ); Exodus 3:5; Exodus 4:25 + often; in figure Deuteronomy 32:35; 1 Samuel 2:9; Jeremiah 2:25; Job 12:5 + often; נַּאֲוָה ר׳ Psalm 36:12 foot of pride; הֲדֹם לְר׳ Psalm 110:1; כַּף ר׳ sole of foot Deuteronomy 2:5; Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 28:56, 65 + 6 times, + מִכַּף ר׳ וְעַד ראֹשׁ Isaiah 1:6, compare (וְעַד קדקד) 2 Samuel 14:25; Deuteronomy 28:35; Job 2:7; also מֵראֹשׁ וְעַד ר׳ Leviticus 13:12; שָׁרְשֵׁי ר׳ Job 13:27 see שֹׁרֶשׁ;אֶצְבְּעוֺת ר׳ 2 Samuel 21:20 = toes, בֹּהֶן ר׳ = great toe Judges 1:6, 7; Exodus 29:20 + 6 times Leviticus; ר׳ = leg 1 Samuel 17:6 (see also feminine near the end).

†b. anthropomorphism of God, Exodus 24:10; 2 Samuel 22:10 = Psalm 18:10; Nahum 1:3; Habakkuk 3:5; Isaiah 60:13; Zechariah 14:4; ר׳ כַּפּוֹת Ezekiel 43:7; הֲדֹם ר׳ Isaiah 66:1; Lamentations 2:1; 1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalm 99:5; Psalm 132:7.

†c. of seraphim Isaiah 6:2, Ezekiel's חַיּוֺת Ezekiel 1:7 (twice in verse) and (כֵּף ר׳) Ezekiel 1:7, cherubim 2 Chronicles 3:13; idols Psalm 115:7.

d. of animals: dove,כַּף ר׳ Genesis 8:9 (J); שֶׁרֶץ עוֺף Leviticus 11:21, 23, שֶׁרֶץ Leviticus 11:42; calf, כַּף ר׳ Ezekiel 1:7 (in simile), בְּהֵמָה Ezekiel 29:11; Pharaoh under figure of תַּנִּים Ezekiel 32:2; probably of beast also Job 39:15, indefinite Isaiah 28:3 (in figurative).

e. of table Exodus 25:26; Exodus 37:13 (P).

f. phrases: † לְר׳ (ל) 5i according to the pace of Genesis 33:14 (twice in verse) (J; as fast as cattle, children, can go); at one's guidance Deuteronomy 33:8; at one's foot, i.e. at every step Genesis 30:30 (J), Isaiah 41:2, compare Job 18:11 (see I. [פּוּץ] Hiph.); הלך לְר׳ 1 Samuel 25:42, i.e. went where she went, compare 2 Samuel 15:16, 17, 18; † בְּר׳ on one's feet, on foot, Numbers 20:19 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:28; Judges 4:15, 17; Psalm 66:6, שֻׁלֵּח בְּר׳ Judges 5:15 (see שׁלח), compare Job 18:8 (and רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּח֑וּ Job 30:12); הַבְּהֵמָה) אֲשֶׁר בְּד׳, הַיְקוּם, (הָעָם, i.e. which follow one, hence obey or belong to one, Exodus 11:8 (J), Judges 4:10; Judges 8:5; 1 Kings 20:10; Deuteronomy 11:6; 2 Kings 3:9, הַמִּתְהַלְּכִים בְּר׳ 1 Samuel 25:27; נָשָׂא ר׳ † Genesis 29:1 (E) = set out, but יָרִים אֶתרֿ׳ † Genesis 41:44 (E) lift the foot, i.e. make a movement, do anything; † euphemism מֵסִיךְ אֶתרֿ׳ Judges 3:24, compare 1 Samuel 24:3 (Gi; van d. H. Baer 1 Samuel 24:4; see I. [סָכַךְ] Hiph.); לְ וַתְּפַשְּׂקִי אֶתרֿ׳ Ezekiel 16:25 (see פשׂק); הַיּוֺצֵת מִבֵּין ר׳ Deuteronomy 28:57 (see יצא 1h); מֵימֵי ר׳ Qr 2 Kings 18:27 = Isaiah 36:12 (Kt שיניהם; see מַיִם 3); שַׂעַר הָר׳ Isaiah 7:20, i.e. hair of the private parts.

†2. plural only in phrase שָׁלשׁ רְגָלִים three times (feet, paces, compare פַּצַם) Exodus 23:14 (E), Numbers 22:28, 32, 33 (J).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7271.

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