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foreskin

Meaning of “foreskin”

The skin that covers the glans penis; the prepuce.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
9 occurrences9 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 17:11

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “foreskin”

KJV PCE
Genesis 17:11
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 17:11 · retained source text

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskinne; and it shal be a token of the couenant betwixt me and you.

1611 marginal noteActs 7.8. rom. 4.11.

Genesis 17:14
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 17:14 · retained source text

And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant.

Genesis 17:23
¶ And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 17:23 · retained source text

¶ And Abraham tooke Ishmael his sonne, and all that were borne in his house, and all that were bought with his money, euery male, among the men of Abrahams house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskinne, in the selfesame day, as God had said vnto him.

Genesis 17:25
And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 17:25 · retained source text

And Ishmael his sonne was thirteene yeeres old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskinne.

Exodus 4:25
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 4:25 · retained source text

Then Zipporah tooke a sharpe stone, and cut off the foreskinne of her sonne, and cast it at his feete, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to mee.

1611 marginal noteOr, knife.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made it touch.

Leviticus 12:3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 12:3 · retained source text

And in the eight day, the flesh of his foreskinne shall be circumcised.

1611 marginal noteLuk. 2.21. iohn 7.22.

Habakkuk 2:16
Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 2:16 · retained source text

Thou art filled with shame for glory: drinke thou also, and let thy foreskin bee vncouered: the cup of the Lords right hand shall be turned vnto thee, and shamefull spewing shalbe on thy glory.

1611 marginal noteOr, more with shame then with glory.

1611 marginal noteIer.25.26.

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Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The skin that covers the glans penis; the prepuce.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 793