קָרַ֫חַת
qa.ra.chat
“baldness”
Definition
a bald spot (on the back of the head); figuratively, a threadbare spot (on the back side of the cloth)
from H7139 (קָרַח);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
קָרַ֫חַת appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.
The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,
After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.
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