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בָּשָׂר
bâsâr · Hebrew · Strong's H1320 · 270 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “self”
What it means
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
from H1319 (בָּשַׂר);
How the KJV renders it
body, fat, lean flesh, kin, mankind, self, skin
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“self”
“body”
“fat”
“skin”
“mankind”
also renders phýsis (G5449), anthrṓpinos (G442)
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Where it appears
270 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 11:1 · HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
1 Kings 17:6 · HC/Ncmsa
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
1 Kings 19:21 · HTd/Ncmsa
He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, killed them, and boiled their meat with the oxen’s equipment, and gave to the people; and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.
1 Kings 21:27 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.
1 Samuel 2:13 · HTd/Ncmsa
The custom of the priests with the people was that when anyone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant came while the meat was boiling, with a fork of three teeth in his hand;
1 Samuel 2:15 · HNcmsa
Yes, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw.”
1 Samuel 17:44 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 32:8 HNcmsa2 Kings 4:34 HNcmsc2 Kings 5:10 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Kings 5:14 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 6:30 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 9:36 HNcmsc2 Samuel 5:1 HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms2 Samuel 19:12 HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs2 Samuel 19:13 HC/Ncmsc/Sp1csDaniel 1:15 HNcmsaDaniel 10:3 HC/NcmsaDeuteronomy 5:26 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 12:15 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 12:20 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 12:23 HTd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 12:27 HC/Td/NcmsaDeuteronomy 14:8 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 16:4 HTd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 28:53 HNcmscDeuteronomy 28:55 HR/NcmscDeuteronomy 32:42 HNcmsaEcclesiastes 2:3 HNcmsc/Sp1csEcclesiastes 4:5 HNcmsc/Sp3msEcclesiastes 5:6 HNcmsc/Sp2msEcclesiastes 11:10 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msEcclesiastes 12:12 HNcmsaExodus 4:7 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msExodus 12:8 HTd/NcmsaExodus 12:46 HTd/NcmsaExodus 16:3 HTd/NcmsaExodus 16:8 HNcmsaExodus 16:12 HNcmsaExodus 21:28 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:31 HC/NcmsaExodus 28:42 HNcmscExodus 29:14 HNcmscExodus 29:31 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 29:32 HNcmscExodus 29:34 HR/NcmscExodus 30:32 HNcmscEzekiel 4:14 HNcmscEzekiel 10:12 HNcmsc/Sp3mpEzekiel 11:3 HTd/NcmsaEzekiel 11:7 HTd/NcmsaEzekiel 11:11 HR/NcmsaEzekiel 11:19 HNcmsaEzekiel 16:26 HNcmsaEzekiel 20:48 HNcmsaEzekiel 21:4 HNcmsaEzekiel 21:5 HNcmsaEzekiel 23:20 HNcmscEzekiel 24:10 HTd/NcmsaEzekiel 32:5 HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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