Leg
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Leg
LEG. This word is used in the following ways:1. Anatomically, of the pedal extremities of man (Deut 28:35; 1 Sam 17:6), of animals (Ex 12:9), and of insects (Lev 11:21);2. Ceremonially, of the parts of animals used in the Levitical sacrifices (Ex 29:17; Lev 1:9, 13; 4:11; 8:21; 9:14).3. Metaphorically,


Leg
LEG. The bones of the legs of crucified persons were broken to hasten death (John 19:31). See Crucifixion.

Leg
LegThe leg appears as an image of human strength in several Bible passages. The psalmist points out that God takes delight in those who fear and trust him rather than placing their faith in physical strength, a feature which is illustrated by the strength of a horse or the legs of a human (Ps 147:10).

LEG
LEG1. שׁוֹק [shoq], Aramaic שָׁק [shoq];2. כָּרַע [karà], dual כְּרָעַיִם [keràayim];3. ֫178ָר֫178ָגל [reghel]; [σκέλος, skelos]; the King James Version translates also שֹׁבֶל [shobhel], and צְעָדָה [tsèadhah], with “leg,” but mistakenly):1. The first Hebrew word ([shoq]) denotes

Legs
LEGS (Jn 19:31 f.).—The breaking of the legs with a heavy club or bar (σκελοκοπία, crurifragium) was inflicted as a capital punishment on slaves and others who incurred the anger of irresponsible masters (for reff. see Westcott’s note). The victim, with legs broken, hands cut off, and otherwise mutilated,

Leg
LEG The upper leg or thigh was regarded as the one of the choicest parts of a sacrifice and was reserved for the priests (Lev. 7:32–34). The first term translated “leg” in Isa. 47:2 (KJV) is also translated robe (NRSV) or shirt(s) (NASB, NIV, REB).

Leg
leg. Several Hebrew terms may be rendered “leg,” such as keraʿ H4157, found in OT passages dealing with sacrificial rituals and referring to the shank or splint-bone (Exod. 12:9; Lev. 1:9, 13; et al.) to describe the shank or splint-bone; it is also was used of the bending hind legs of locusts that were

Leg
LEG ([1] שׁוֹק, shōḳ, Aram. שָׁק, shoḳ; [2] כָּרַע, kāra’, dual כְּרָעַיִם, kerā‘ayim; [3] רֶגֶל, reghel; σκέλος, skélos; AV trs also שׂבֶל, shōbhel, and צִעָדָה, çeʽādhāh, with “leg,” but mistakenly): (1) The first Heb word (shōḳ) denotes the upper leg, and is therefore synonymous with Thigh