H1320
Flesh (Basar)
בָּשָׂר (basar)
Physical substance and mortal frailty — human nature in its weakness and vulnerability.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: bah-SAHR
Definition
Basar is the Hebrew word for flesh, meaning physical body, mortal frailty, and human nature. It emphasizes humanity's creaturely weakness, mortality, and dependence on God — 'all flesh is grass.'
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
Isaiah 40:6
“All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.”Read in context
Genesis 2:24
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”Read in context
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