נָשֶׁה

na.shehhamstringHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences1 book1 verse

Definition

from H5382, in the sense of failure; rheumatic or crippled (from the incident to Jacob)
Traditional renderings: which shrank.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Genesis 32:32הַנָּשֶׁ֗ה; הַנָּשֶֽׁה׃
    Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.