רֶגֶלregel
foot
Pronunciation: reh'-gel · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7272
Meanings
1. foot
a. human (Genesis 18:4; Genesis 19:2; Exodus 3:5)
b. anthropomorphism of God (Exodus 24:10; 2 Samuel 22:10; Psalms 18:10)
c. of seraphim (Isaiah 6:2; Ezekiel 1:7; 2 Chronicles 3:13)
d. of animals (Genesis 8:9; Leviticus 11:21; Leviticus 11:23)
e. of table (Exodus 25:26; Exodus 37:13)
f. phrases (Genesis 33:14; Deuteronomy 33:8; Genesis 30:30)
2. plural only in phrase שָׁלשׁ רְגָלִים three times (feet, paces, compare פַּעַם) (Exodus 23:14; Numbers 22:28; Numbers 22:32)
Same root
- רָגַלrâgal · H7270to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be atale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about
- מַרְגְלָהmargᵉlâh · H4772(plural for collective) a footpiece, i.e. (adverbially) at the foot, or (direct.) the foot itself
- רְגַלrᵉgal · H7271{a foot, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda}
- רַגְלִיraglîy · H7273a footman (soldier)
Where it appears
Appears 245 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 8:9 But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside.
- Genesis 18:4 Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet.
- Genesis 19:2 “My lords,” he said, “come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again.” “Oh no,” they replied. “We’ll just spend the night out here in the city square.”
- Genesis 24:32 So the man went home with Laban, and Laban unloaded the camels, gave him straw for their bedding, fed them, and provided water for the man and the camel drivers to wash their feet.
- Genesis 29:1 Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east.
- Genesis 30:30 You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The Lord has blessed you through everything I’ve done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?”
See every passage
- Genesis 8:9, 18:4, 19:2, 24:32, 29:1, 30:30, 33:14, 41:44, 43:24, 49:10, 49:33
- Exodus 3:5, 4:25, 11:8, 12:11, 21:24, 23:14, 24:10, 25:26, 29:20, 30:19, 30:21, 37:13, 40:31
- Leviticus 8:23, 8:24, 11:21, 11:23, 11:42, 13:12, 14:14, 14:17, 14:25, 14:28, 21:19
- Numbers 20:19, 22:25, 22:28, 22:32, 22:33
- Deuteronomy 2:5, 2:28, 8:4, 11:6, 11:10, 11:24, 19:21, 25:9, 28:35, 28:56, 28:57, 28:65, 29:5, 32:35, 33:3, 33:24
- Joshua 1:3, 3:13, 3:15, 4:3, 4:9, 4:18, 5:15, 9:5, 10:24, 14:9
- Judges 1:6, 1:7, 3:24, 4:10, 4:15, 4:17, 5:15, 5:27, 8:5, 19:21
- 1 Samuel 2:9, 14:13, 17:6, 23:22, 24:3, 25:24, 25:27, 25:41, 25:42
- 2 Samuel 2:18, 3:34, 4:4, 4:12, 9:3, 9:13, 11:8, 14:25, 15:16, 15:17, 15:18, 19:24, 21:20, 22:10, 22:34, 22:39
- 1 Kings 2:5, 5:3, 14:6, 14:12, 15:23, 20:10
- 2 Kings 3:9, 4:27, 4:37, 6:32, 9:35, 13:21, 21:8
- 1 Chronicles 28:2
- 2 Chronicles 3:13, 16:12, 33:8
- Nehemiah 9:21
- Esther 8:3
- Job 2:7, 12:5, 13:27, 18:8, 18:11, 23:11, 28:4, 29:15, 30:12, 31:5, 33:11, 39:15
- Psalms 8:6, 9:15, 18:9, 18:33, 18:38, 22:16, 25:15, 26:12, 31:8, 36:11, 38:16, 40:2, 47:3, 56:13, 66:6, 66:9, 68:23, 73:2, 91:12, 94:18, 99:5, 105:18, 110:1, 115:7, 116:8, 119:59, 119:101, 119:105, 121:3, 122:2, 132:7
- Proverbs 1:15, 1:16, 3:23, 3:26, 4:26, 4:27, 5:5, 6:13, 6:18, 6:28, 7:11, 19:2, 25:17, 25:19, 26:6
- Ecclesiastes 5:1
- Song of Solomon 5:3
- Isaiah 1:6, 3:16, 6:2, 7:20, 20:2, 23:7, 26:6, 28:3, 32:20, 41:2, 41:3, 49:23, 52:7, 58:13, 59:7, 60:13, 60:14, 66:1
- Jeremiah 2:25, 13:16, 14:10, 18:22, 38:22
- Lamentations 1:13, 2:1, 3:34
- Ezekiel 1:7, 2:1, 2:2, 3:24, 6:11, 16:25, 24:17, 24:23, 25:6, 29:11, 32:2, 32:13, 34:18, 34:19, 37:10, 43:7
- Amos 2:15
- Nahum 1:3, 1:15
- Habakkuk 3:5, 3:19
- Zechariah 14:4, 14:12
- Malachi 4:3
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