Original Word: רֶגֶל
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: regel
Pronunciation: reh'-gel
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-gel)
KJV: X be able to endure, X according as, X after, X coming, X follow, ((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time
NASB: feet, foot, legs, times, follow, followed, pace
Word Origin: [from H7270 (רָגַל - spies)]

1. a foot (as used in walking)
2. (by implication) a step
3. (by euphemism) the external genital organs

be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, haunt, journey,

From ragal; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda -- X be able to endure, X according as, X after, X coming, X follow, ((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time.

see HEBREW ragal

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
foot
NASB Translation
accompany* (1), after (1), attended* (1), feet (139), follow (2), followed (2), following (1), foot (60), footstep* (1), footsteps (1), footstool* (6), four-footed* (1), haunt (1), heels (1), hoof* (1), journey (1), legs (5), pace (2), relieve* (1), relieving* (1), step (1), steps (2), swift-footed* (1), times (4), toes* (2), turned (1).

רֶ֫גֶל₂₄₇ noun feminine^{Deuteronomy 8:4} (on suffix masculine Songs 5:3 see Kö^{Synt. § l4} Albr^{ZAW(xvi, 1896, 76) xv (1895), 316 f.}), foot (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic , leg, foot; Aramaic רַגְלָא, foot; Palmyrene suffix רגלה Lzb³⁶⁸; transposed Zinjirli (plural construct) לגרי Id^{lb., Mandean} ליגרא Nö^{M 102}; compare Ethiopic vehicle Di³⁴⁷); — absolute ׳ר Exodus 21:24 +, רָ֑גֶל Exodus 21:24 +; construct רֶגֶל Numbers 22:25 +; suffix רַגְלִי Genesis 30:30 +, etc.; dual רַגְלָ֫יִם 1 Samuel 28:3 +, רַנְלָ֑יִם 2 Samuel 4:4 +; construct רַגְלֵי Genesis 24:32 +; suffix רַגְלַי Numbers 20:19 +, רַגְלֶיךָ Exodus 3:5 +, etc.; plural רְגָלִים Exodus 23:14 3t. (see 2 below); —

1 foot:

a. human, Genesis 18:4; Genesis 19:2 10t. of washing feet (רחץ); Exodus 3:5; Exodus 4:25 + often; in figure Deuteronomy 32:35; 1 Samuel 2:9; Jeremiah 2:25; Job 12:5 + often; נַּאֲוָה ׳ר Psalm 36:12 foot of pride; ׳הֲדֹם לְר Psalm 110:1; ׳כַּף ר sole of foot Deuteronomy 2:5; Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 28:56,65 6t., + ׳מִכַּף ר וְעַד ראֹשׁ Isaiah 1:6, compare (וְעַד קדקד) 2 Samuel 14:25; Deuteronomy 28:35; Job 2:7; also ׳מֵראֹשׁ וְעַד ר Leviticus 13:12; ׳שָׁרְשֵׁי ר Job 13:27 see שֹׁרֶשׁ;׳אֶצְבְּעוֺת ר 2 Samuel 21:20 = toes, ׳בֹּהֶן ר = great toe Judges 1:6,7; Exodus 29:20 6t. Leviticus; ׳ר = leg 1 Samuel 17:6 (see also feminine near the end).

b. anthropomorphism of God, Exodus 24:10; 2 Samuel 22:10 = Psalm 18:10; Nahum 1:3; Habakkuk 3:5; Isaiah 60:13; Zechariah 14:4;׳כַּמּוֺת ר Ezekiel 43:7; ׳הֲדֹם ר Isaiah 66:1; Lamentations 2:1; 1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalm 99:5; Psalm 132:7.

c. of seraphim Isaiah 6:2, Ezekiel's חַיּוֺת Ezekiel 1:7 (twice in verse) and (׳כֵּף ר) Ezekiel 1:7, cherubim 2Chronicles 3:13; idols Psalm 115:7.

d. of animals: dove,׳כַּף ר Genesis 8:9 (J); שֶׁרֶץ עוֺף Leviticus 11:21,23, שֶׁרֶץ Leviticus 11:42; calf, ׳כַּף ר Ezekiel 1:7 (in simile), בְּהֵמָה Ezekiel 29:11; Pharaoh under figure of תַּנִּים Ezekiel 32:2; probably of beast also Job 39:15, indefinite Isaiah 28:3 (in figurative).

e. of table Exodus 25:26; Exodus 37:13 (P).

f. phrases: ׳לְר (ל)

5i according to the pace of Genesis 33:14 (twice in verse) (J; as fast as cattle, children, can go); at one's guidance Deuteronomy 33:8; at one's foot, i.e. at every step Genesis 30:30 (J), Isaiah 41:2, compare Job 18:11 (see I. [ מּוּץ]

Hiph`il); ׳הלך לְר 1 Samuel 25:42, i.e. went where she went, compare 2 Samuel 15:16,17,18; ׳בְּר on one's feet, on foot, Numbers 20:19 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:28; Judges 4:15,17; Psalm 66:6, ׳שֻׁלֵּח בְּר Judges 5:15 (see שׁלח), compare Job 18:8 (and רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּח֑וּ Job 30:12); ׳הַבְּהֵמָה) אֲשֶׁר בְּד, הַיְקוּם, (הָעָם, i.e. which follow one, hence obey or belong to one, Exodus 11:8 (J), Judges 4:10; Judges 8:5; 1 Kings 20:10; Deuteronomy 11:6; 2 Kings 3:9, ׳הַמִּתְהַלְּכִים בְּר 1 Samuel 25:27; ׳נָשָׂא ר Genesis 29:1 (E) = set out, but ׳יָרִים אֶתרֿ Genesis 41:44 (E) lift the foot, i.e. make a movement, do anything; euphemism ׳מֵסִיךְ אֶתרֿ Judges 3:24, compare 1 Samuel 24:3 (Gi; van d. H. Baer v.1 Samuel 24:4; see I. [ סָכַךְ] Hiph`il); לְ ׳וַתְּפַשְּׂקִי אֶתרֿ Ezekiel 16:25 (see פשׂק); ׳הַיּוֺצֵת מִבֵּין ר Deuteronomy 28:57 (see יצא 1h); ׳מֵימֵי ר Qr 2 Kings 18:27 = Isaiah 36:12 (Kt שיניהם; see מַיִם 3); שַׂעַר ׳הָר Isaiah 7:20, i.e. hair of the private parts.

2 plural only in phrase שָׁלשׁ רְגָלִים three times (feet, paces, compare מַּעַם) Exodus 23:14 (E), Numbers 22:28,32,33 (J).

Physical Anatomy and Everyday Movement

רֶגֶל is the ordinary Hebrew word for the human “foot,” describing walking, running, standing, limping, or slipping. Narrative texts record ordinary motion (Genesis 19:2; Exodus 12:11) as well as physical infirmity (2 Samuel 4:4). Because the foot is the lowest, most earth-bound part of the body, Scripture uses it to root accounts in tangible reality while inviting reflection on the believer’s earthly pilgrimage.

Measurement and Boundary

Ancient Israel used the foot as a unit of length (Exodus 25:26; 30:18) and as a marker of territorial claim. “Every place the soles of your feet tread will be yours” (Deuteronomy 11:24). Monarchs measured dominion by the distance their feet traveled (Joshua 1:3), an image ultimately fulfilled when Messiah’s reign reaches “the ends of the earth” (Psalm 72:8).

Hospitality and Cleansing

Because dusty roads left feet filthy, hosts offered water and servants for washing (Genesis 18:4; Judges 19:21). Abigail’s appeal, “Here is your maidservant, a servant to wash the feet of my lord’s servants” (1 Samuel 25:41), framed humble service later perfected by Jesus Christ in John 13. Foot-washing therefore carries both practical and spiritual weight, modeling humility in ministry.

Purity and Worship

Worshipers prepared their feet before approaching God. Priests washed hands and feet at the bronze basin “so that they would not die” (Exodus 30:19-21). Ecclesiastes exhorts, “Guard your steps when you go to the house of God” (Ecclesiastes 5:1), underlining reverence in corporate worship.

Pilgrimage and Sacred Assembly

רֶגֶל also denotes the three annual pilgrimage festivals—Passover, Weeks, and Tabernacles. “Three times a year you are to appear before the Lord GOD” (Exodus 23:17; 34:23). These “feets” (literally, “three feet-times”) gathered Israel for covenant renewal, teaching the importance of regular corporate remembrance and celebration.

Dominion, Conquest, and Inheritance

Placing one’s foot on a conquered enemy signified victory (Joshua 10:24). Kings expanded territory wherever their feet stepped (2 Kings 19:24). Prophets declare that God “makes my feet like those of a deer” (Psalm 18:33) for military agility, while defeated nations become “a footstool” (Psalm 110:1), anticipating Christ’s ultimate triumph (1 Corinthians 15:25).

Guidance and Moral Walk

Feet symbolize one’s daily conduct. “Your word is a lamp to my feet” (Psalm 119:105) guides righteous living; conversely, “their feet run to evil” (Proverbs 1:16) depicts vice. The Psalms often confess near failure—“my feet had almost slipped” (Psalm 73:2)—but celebrate divine preservation: “He set my feet upon a rock” (Psalm 40:2). Believers are urged, “Remove your foot from evil” (Proverbs 4:27).

Judgment and Calamity

God restrains or unleashes feet as instruments of judgment. He “makes the feet of relatives stumble” in siege (Jeremiah 6:15-16) and will “crush underfoot the winepress of His wrath” (Lamentations 1:15). The faithful pray, “Do not let the foot of pride come against me” (Psalm 36:11).

Prophetic and Messianic Imagery

Isaiah proclaims, “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news” (Isaiah 52:7), a verse Paul applies to Gospel heralds (Romans 10:15). The promised King will “stand on the Mount of Olives” (Zechariah 14:4), signaling cosmic renewal. Psalm 110:1 foreshadows the Son seated at the right hand of the Father until all enemies lie beneath His feet.

Sanctuary Furnishings and Theophany

Tabernacle and Temple articles possess “feet” (Exodus 25:26; 1 Kings 7:30), anchoring holy space to earth. Ezekiel beholds cherubim with feet “sparkling like polished bronze” (Ezekiel 1:7), emphasizing divine mobility and transcendence.

Euphemistic and Idiomatic Uses

“Covering the feet” (Judges 3:24; 1 Samuel 24:3) discreetly refers to relieving oneself. “Lifting the heel” against someone (Psalm 41:9) depicts betrayal. Such idioms remind readers to attend carefully to context.

Ministerial Reflections

1. Discipleship: To “walk” with God is to align every step with Scripture’s light.
2. Service: Foot-washing typifies servant leadership, urging believers to tangible acts of love.
3. Mission: Beautiful feet carry the Gospel; mission boards often cite Isaiah 52:7 as their mandate.
4. Assurance: God secures His people’s feet amid trials, encouraging perseverance.
5. Worship: Pilgrim festivals invite regular, embodied gathering, informing Lord’s-Day worship patterns today.

Through approximately 245 occurrences, רֶגֶל moves seamlessly from literal anatomy to rich theological metaphor, urging God’s people to walk in holiness, humility, and hope until all creation is placed under the saving feet of the risen Christ.

בְּרַגְלְךָ֙ בְּרַגְלֵ֥י בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָ בְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָ בְּרַגְלַ֖יִם בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם בְּרַגְלַ֥י בְּרַגְלָ֑ו בְּרַגְלָ֑י בְּרַגְלָ֑יו בְּרַגְלָ֔יו בְּרַגְלָ֖יו בְּרַגְלָֽי׃ בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃ בְּרָ֑גֶל בְּרָֽגֶל׃ בְרַגְלְךָ֖ בְרַגְלָֽי׃ בְרַגְלוֹ֙ בְרָ֑גֶל ברגל ברגל׃ ברגלו ברגלי ברגלי׃ ברגליהם ברגליהם׃ ברגליו ברגליו׃ ברגליך ברגליכם ברגלים ברגלך הָרַגְלָ֑יִם הרגלים וְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם וְרֶ֣גֶל וְרֶ֥גֶל וְרַגְלְךָ֖ וְרַגְלֵ֤י וְרַגְלֵ֥י וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜ם וְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְרַגְלַ֖יִם וְרַגְלָֽי׃ וְרַגְלָֽיו׃ וּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְרֶ֣גֶל וברגליהם והרגלים ולרגל ורגל ורגלי ורגלי׃ ורגליהם ורגליו ורגליו׃ ורגליך ורגלים ורגלך לְרֶ֨גֶל לְרַגְל֑וֹ לְרַגְלִ֑י לְרַגְלִ֥י לְרַגְלֶ֔ךָ לְרַגְלֶֽיךָ׃ לְרַגְלַי֙ לְרַגְלָ֑הּ לְרַגְלָ֑יו לְרַגְלָ֔יו לְרַגְלָֽי׃ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃ לרגל לרגלה לרגלו לרגלי לרגלי׃ לרגליו לרגליו׃ לרגליך׃ לרגלך רְגָלִ֑ים רְגָלִ֔ים רְגָלִֽים׃ רֶ֖גֶל רֶ֣גֶל רֶ֤גֶל רֶ֥גֶל רֶֽגֶל־ רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ רַ֝גְלִ֗י רַ֝גְלַ֗י רַ֭גְלְךָ רַ֭גְלִי רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם רַ֭גְלֶיהָ רַ֭גְלַי רַ֭גְלַיִם רַגְל֔וֹ רַגְל֖וֹ רַגְלְךָ֖ רַגְלְךָ֗ רַגְלְךָ֙ רַגְלְךָ֣ רַגְלְכֶ֛ם רַגְלִ֑י רַגְלִ֥י רַגְלִֽי׃ רַגְלֵ֑ינוּ רַגְלֵ֖י רַגְלֵ֣י רַגְלֵ֤י רַגְלֵ֥י רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃ רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃ רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם רַגְלֵיהֶ֗ם רַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ רַגְלֵיהֶם֙ רַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם רַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם רַגְלֵיכֶם֙ רַגְלֵךְ֙ רַגְלֶ֑יךָ רַגְלֶ֑ךָ רַגְלֶ֔יהָ רַגְלֶ֔יךָ רַגְלֶ֔ךָ רַגְלֶ֖ךָ רַגְלֶ֗יהָ רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙ רַגְלֶֽיהָ׃ רַגְלֶֽךָ׃ רַגְלַ֔י רַגְלַ֔יִם רַגְלַ֖י רַגְלַ֖יִךְ רַגְלַ֗י רַגְלַ֛יִךְ רַגְלַ֥י רַגְלַ֥יִם רַגְלַי֙ רַגְלָ֑י רַגְלָ֑יִם רַגְלָ֑יו רַגְלָ֑ם רַגְלָ֔יו רַגְלָ֖יו רַגְלָ֖ם רַגְלָ֗הּ רַגְלָ֗יו רַגְלָ֜יו רַגְלָ֣יו רַגְלָֽיִם׃ רַגְלָֽי׃ רַגְלָֽיו׃ רַגְלָֽם׃ רַגְלָהּ֙ רַגְלֹ֑ו רַגְלֽוֹ׃ רַגְלוֹ֙ רָ֑גֶל רָֽגֶל׃ רגל רגל־ רגל׃ רגלה רגלו רגלו׃ רגלי רגלי׃ רגליה רגליה׃ רגליהם רגליהם׃ רגליו רגליו׃ רגליך רגליכם רגלים רגלים׃ רגלינו רגלינו׃ רגלך רגלך׃ רגלכם רגלם רגלם׃ רגלנו׃ bə·rā·ḡel ḇə·rā·ḡel bə·raḡ·la·yim bə·raḡ·lāw bə·raḡ·lay bə·raḡ·lāy ḇə·raḡ·lāy bə·raḡ·lê bə·raḡ·lê·hem bə·raḡ·le·ḵā bə·raḡ·lə·ḵā ḇə·raḡ·lə·ḵā bə·raḡ·lê·ḵem ḇə·raḡ·lōw beRagel bərāḡel ḇərāḡel beragLai beragLav bəraḡlāw bəraḡlay bəraḡlāy ḇəraḡlāy beragLayim bəraḡlayim bəraḡlê beragleCha bəraḡlêhem beragLei beragLeicha beragleiChem beragleiHem bəraḡleḵā bəraḡləḵā ḇəraḡləḵā bəraḡlêḵem ḇəraḡlōw hā·raḡ·lā·yim haragLayim hāraḡlāyim lə·raḡ·lāh lə·raḡ·lāw lə·raḡ·lay lə·raḡ·lāy lə·raḡ·le·ḵā lə·raḡ·lî lə·raḡ·lōw lə·re·ḡel leragLah ləraḡlāh leragLai leragLav ləraḡlāw ləraḡlay ləraḡlāy leragLecha leragLeicha ləraḡleḵā leragLi ləraḡlî leragLo ləraḡlōw leRegel ləreḡel rā·ḡel raḡ·la·yiḵ raḡ·la·yim raḡ·lā·yim raḡ·lāh raḡ·lām raḡ·lāw raḡ·lay raḡ·lāy raḡ·lê raḡ·le·hā raḡ·lê·hem raḡ·le·ḵā raḡ·lə·ḵā raḡ·lê·ḵem raḡ·lə·ḵem raḡ·lê·nū raḡ·lêḵ raḡ·lî raḡ·lōw Ragel rāḡel ragLah raḡlāh ragLai ragLam raḡlām ragLav raḡlāw raḡlay raḡlāy ragLayich raḡlayiḵ ragLayim raḡlayim raḡlāyim raḡlê ragleCh ragleCha ragleChem raḡlehā raḡlêhem ragLei ragLeicha ragleiChem ragLeiha ragleiHem ragLeinu raḡlêḵ raḡleḵā raḡləḵā raḡlêḵem raḡləḵem ragLenu raḡlênū ragLi raḡlî ragLo raḡlōw rə·ḡā·lîm re·ḡel re·ḡel- regaLim rəḡālîm Regel reḡel reḡel- ū·ḇə·raḡ·lê·hem ū·lə·re·ḡel ūḇəraḡlêhem uleRegel ūləreḡel uveragleiHem veharagLayim veRagel veragLai veragLav veragLayim veragleCha veragLei veragLeicha veragleiHem veragLo veRegel wə·hā·raḡ·la·yim wə·raḡ·la·yim wə·raḡ·lāw wə·raḡ·lāy wə·raḡ·lê wə·raḡ·lê·hem wə·raḡ·le·ḵā wə·raḡ·lə·ḵā wə·re·ḡel wəhāraḡlayim wəraḡlāw wəraḡlāy wəraḡlayim wəraḡlê wəraḡlêhem wəraḡleḵā wəraḡləḵā wəreḡelInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts