Hebrew · H1320, H2386 · unreviewed

בְּשַׂר הַחֲזִיר

Flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · a hog (perhaps as penned )

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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
Pronunciation bāšār
Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.
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חֲזִיר H2386 a hog (perhaps as penned )
Pronunciation ḥăziyr
Unclean animal symbolizing ritual impurity and paganism in Israelite law and prophetic imagery
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What does בְּשַׂר הַחֲזִיר (bᵉśar haḥăzîr) mean in the Bible?

בָּשָׂר · חֲזִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "pig’s flesh.". pig’s flesh.

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Meaning

pig’s flesh.
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