Strong's H4135 · Hebrew
מוּל
mûwl · /mool/
Definition
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
KJV: circumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מוּל across 32 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis14 verses
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Genesis 17:12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. he that is eight: Heb. a son of eight days
Genesis 17:13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:14And 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.
Genesis 17:23And 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.
Genesis 17:24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis 17:25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis 17:26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
Genesis 17:27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Genesis 21:4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Genesis 34:15But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
Genesis 34:17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
Genesis 34:22Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
Genesis 34:24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
Exodus2 verses
But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Exodus 12:48And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Deuteronomy2 verses
Joshua6 verses
At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. sharp: or, knives of flints
Joshua 5:3And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. sharp: or, knives of flints the hill: or, Gibeah-haaraloth
Joshua 5:4And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
Joshua 5:5Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
Joshua 5:7And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
Joshua 5:8And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. they had: Heb. the people had made an end to be circumcised
Psalms5 verses
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Psalms 90:6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Psalms 118:10All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. destroy: Heb. cut them off
Psalms 118:11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
Psalms 118:12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. destroy: Heb. cut down
Jeremiah2 verses
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah 9:25Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; punish: Heb. visit upon
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4135 (mûwl) mean?
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
How many times does H4135 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4135 (מוּל) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “circumcised.”
How is mûwl translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4135 is rendered as “circumcised” (24×), “circumcise” (5×), “destroy” (3×), “circumcising” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מוּל come from?
a primitive root;