Bible Dictionary
BROKENFOOTED
Brokenfooted describes a person with a broken or injured foot. Under the law, this condition was one of the physical blemishes that prevented a priest descended from Aaron from performing priestly service.
Definition
Brokenfooted describes a person whose foot is broken or injured. It is one of the physical blemishes specified in the law concerning priestly service.
Biblical Usage
Leviticus 21:19 lists a broken foot among the conditions that prevented a man of priestly descent from performing the priestly office.
Historical Background
The condition belongs to the legal list of bodily blemishes affecting eligibility for priestly execution of office.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bro'-k'-n-foot-ed (shebher reghel): In Le 21:19, one of the blemishes which prevented a man of priestly descent from the execution of the priestly office.</p>