בִּשְׂרָֽ/א

𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤀

bisera

flesh-the

(Aramaic) corresponding to בָּשָׂר; {flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman}; flesh.

H1321

Daniel 4:9 · Word #20

Lexicon H1321

Lemmaבְּשַׁר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤔𐤓
Transliterationbᵉshar
Strong'sH1321
In-contextflesh-the

Morphology ANcmsd/Td All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State d — Determined — The noun is definite

SIBI-P1 H1321-01

in the flesh

Rootבשר (b-š-r)
Core Meaningsflesh, bodily substance, meat, kinship, living body
Semantic Rangephysical flesh, the body, mortal humanity, living beings, close kin ("one’s own flesh"), sometimes the physical or sexual organs by euphemism
Conceptual Significance"Flesh" in biblical thought emphasizes human mortality, frailty, and embodied existence. It highlights the tangible, creaturely nature of humanity in contrast to the רוח (spirit), underscoring dependence and vulnerability before God.
Morphological NotesAramaic noun, common masculine singular, emphatic/determined state (ending -ָא), with prefixed preposition בְּ (“in”).
Rendering RationaleThe noun בְּשַׁר (Aramaic בִּשְׂרָא) denotes "flesh" in the concrete, bodily sense. The form is masculine singular in the emphatic (determined) state, with the prefixed preposition בְּ (“in”), thus "in the flesh," preserving both the singular masculine form and the definite sense marked in Aramaic.

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Words from Root בשר (flesh, bodily substance, meat, kinship, living body)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1320-01 babasar in the flesh
H1320-02 basar flesh
H1319-01 baseru you (masculine plural) proclaimed glad tidings

Word Usage (3 occurrences of H1321)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 2:11 בִּשְׂרָ֖/א bisera flesh
Daniel 4:9 בִּשְׂרָֽ/א bisera flesh-the
Daniel 7:5 בְּשַׂ֥ר besar flesh
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