They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
* They ſhall not make baldneſſe vpon their head, neither ſhall they ſhaue off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their fleſh:
בָּשָׂר , masculine noun, basar — flesh (value 502)
H1320,
בָּשָׂר bâsâr, baw-sawr'; from H1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man:—body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, nakedness, self, skin.flesh
of the body
of humans
of animals
the body itself
male organ of generation (euphemism)
kindred, blood-relations
flesh as frail or erring (man against God)
all living things
animals
mankind
Used in 241 Verses, 27 Books 268  Occurrence Count
גָּלַח , verb, galah — to be bald, shave, shave off (value 41)
H1548,
גָּלַח gâlach, gaw-lakh'; a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste:—poll, shave (off).to poll, shave, shave off, be bald
(Piel)
to shave
to shave off
(fig. of devastation)
(Pual) to be shaven
(Hithpael) to shave oneself
Used in 18 Verses, 10 Books 23  Occurrence Count
זָקָן , masculine noun, zakan — beard, chin (value 157)
H2206,
זָקָן zâqân, zaw-kawn'; from H2204; the beard (as indicating age):—beard.Used in 18 Verses, 9 Books 18  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
פֵּאָה , feminine noun, peyʾa — corner, side (value 86)
H6285,
פֵּאָה pêʼâh, pay-aw'; feminine of H6311; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity:—corner, end, quarter, side.corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity
corner
side
Used in 59 Verses, 8 Books 86  Occurrence Count
קָרַח , verb, karah — to make bald (value 308)
H7139,
קָרַח qârach, kaw-rakh'; a primitive root; to depilate:—make (self) bald.to be bald, make bald
(Qal) to make bald, make a baldness
(Niphal) to make oneself bald
(Hiphil) to make oneself bald
(Hophal) to make bald
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
קׇרְחָה , feminine noun, korha — baldness, bald spot (value 313)
H7144,
קׇרְחָה qorchâh, kor-khaw'; or קׇרְחָא qorchâʼ; (Ezekiel 27:31), from H7139; baldness:—bald(-ness), × utterly.Used in 11 Verses, 7 Books 11  Occurrence Count
רֹאשׁ , masculine noun, rosh — head (value 501)
H7218,
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh, roshe; from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.):—band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
head (of man, animals)
top, tip (of mountain)
height (of stars)
chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
head, front, beginning
chief, choicest, best
head, division, company, band
sum
Used in 547 Verses, 35 Books 597  Occurrence Count
שָׂרַט , verb, sarat — to incise, scratch (value 509)
H8295,
שָׂרַט sâraṭ, saw-rat'; a primitive root; to gash:—cut in pieces, make [cuttings] pieces.to incise, scratch, tattoo, cut
(Qal) to make incision
(Niphal) to be scratched or lacerated, be cut
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
שֶׂרֶט , masculine/feminine noun, seret — incision (value 509)
H8296,
שֶׂרֶט sereṭ, seh'-ret; and שָׂרֶטֶת sâreṭeth; from H8295; an incision:—cutting.Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
| Leviticus 21:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| לֹֽא־יקרחה קָרְחָה֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם וּפְאַ֥ת זְקָנָ֖ם לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם לֹ֥א יִשְׂרְט֖וּ שָׂרָֽטֶת׃ |
| Verse #3351 (Ch. #111) — 12 words, 48 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| They shall not make |
H7139karah |
קָרַח |
308 |
| baldness |
H7144korha |
קׇרְחָה |
313 |
| upon their head, |
H7218rosh |
רֹאשׁ |
501 |
| neither shall they shave off |
H1548galah |
גָּלַח |
41 |
| the corner |
H6285peyʾa |
פֵּאָה |
86 |
| of their beard, |
H2206zakan |
זָקָן |
157 |
| nor make |
H8295sarat |
שָׂרַט |
509 |
| any cuttings |
H8296seret |
שֶׂרֶט |
509 |
| in their flesh. |
H1320basar |
בָּשָׂר |
502 |
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