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# circumcision

noun

«circumcision» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It is the sign of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, done on the eighth day.

**Interpretation.** This is called brit milah, "covenant of the word." Westcott notes that the Hebrew word for it is connected to the word for "word."

### Meaning

the act of cutting off the foreskin of a boy or man [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/circumcision/#m1)

### Examples

- Then she said: 'A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision.' (Torah EXO.4.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/circumcision/#x1)
- The Covenant of Circumcision was to be an outward and visible sign of the Divine promise made to Abraham and his offspring. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/circumcision/#x2)
- The Hebrew word for circumcision is Mulah, MULH : note that MLH is also synonymous with DBR, dabar, — verbum or word. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/circumcision/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «circumcision» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/circumcision/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«circumcision» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/circumcision.html) on Mova free.