Hebrew · H1290, H3782 · unreviewed

בִּרְכַּיִם כֹּשְׁלוֹת

A knee · to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter , stumble , faint or fall

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בֶּרֶךְ H1290 a knee
Pronunciation berekĕ
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כָּשַׁל H3782 to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter , stumble , faint or fall
Pronunciation kāšal
Physical weakness escalating to moral/spiritual failure; stumbling progresses from literal trip to complete collapse or ruin
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What does בִּרְכַּיִם כֹּשְׁלוֹת (birkayim koshelot) mean in the Bible?

בֶּרֶךְ · כָּשַׁל is a Hebrew word meaning "knees that stumble, feeble knees".

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Meaning

knees that stumble, feeble knees
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