קָרַח
qa.rach
“to make bald”
Definition
to depilate
a primitive root;
- to be bald, make bald 1a) (Qal) to make bald, make a baldness 1b) (Niphal) to make oneself bald 1c) (Hiphil) to make oneself bald 1d)(Hophal) to make bald
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קָרַח appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
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“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hairin mourning for your precious children;make yourselves as bald as an eagle,for they will go from you into exile.
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