transitive verb. 1 : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose. 2 : to detect or become aware of as if by the sense of smell I smell trouble. 3 : to emit the odor of. intransitive verb. 1 : to exercise the sense of smell.
The command is compulsory for Jews. Circumcision is also practised by secular Jews and connects Jews of all tendencies, from orthodox to reform, with another. It is not only a tradition but a central part of the Jewish identity. It is of essential significance and constitutive for being a Jew.
Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. Douay-Rheims Bible. Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man.