גָּלַח
ga.lachVerbH1548
to shave
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
Full Lexicon Entry
- to poll, shave, shave off, be bald 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to shave 1a2) to shave off 1a3) (fig. of devastation) 1b)(Pual) to be shaven 1c) (Hithpael) to shave oneself
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
18 timesAppears 18 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Leviticus
4
Judges
3
Numbers
3
2 Samuel
2
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 19:4
- Deuteronomy 21:12
- Isaiah 7:20
- Judges 16:22
- Leviticus 14:8
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