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Lexicon :: Strong's H1548 - gālaḥ

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גָּלַח
Transliteration
gālaḥ
Pronunciation
gaw-lakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 351

Strong’s Definitions

גָּלַח gâlach, gaw-lakh'; a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste:—poll, shave (off).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H1548 in the following manner: shave (17x), shave off (4x), poll (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H1548 in the following manner: shave (17x), shave off (4x), poll (2x).

  1. to poll, shave, shave off, be bald

    1. (Piel)

      1. to shave

      2. to shave off

      3. (fig. of devastation)

    2. (Pual) to be shaven

    3. (Hithpael) to shave oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּלַח gâlach, gaw-lakh'; a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste:—poll, shave (off).
STRONGS H1548: Abbreviations
† [גָּלַח] verb be bald (Arabic جَاِعَ);
Pi. shave, shave off (so Late Hebrew, Aramaic) — Perfect וְגִלַּח consecutive Leviticus 14:8 + 2 times; suffix וְגִלְּחוֺ consecutive 2 Samuel 14:26; 3rd person feminine singular וְגִלְּחָה consecutive Deuteronomy 21:12; Imperfect יְגַלַּח Leviticus 14:9; Isaiah 7:20, יְגַלֵּחַ֑ Leviticus 13:33 + 2 times, וַיְגַלַּח Genesis 41:14; 2 Samuel 10:4; suffix (3rd person masculine singular) יְגַלְּחֶגּוּ, וַיְגַלְּחֵם 1 Chronicles 19:4; 3rd person feminine singular וַתְּנַלַּךְ Judges 16:19; 3rd person masculine plural יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ Leviticus 21:5; Ezekiel 44:20; Infinitive suffix of subject גַּלְּחוֺ 2 Samuel 14:26; —
1. shave, object the head, ראֹשׁ Numbers 6:9 (twice in verse); Numbers 6:18 (P) Deuteronomy 21:12 (hair as containing impurity, compare RSSem i. 407), 2 Samuel 14:26 (twice in verse) compare; 2 Samuel 14:26; Ezekiel 44:20; Leviticus 13:33 (P), object הַנֶתֶק; object persons 1 Chronicles 19:4.
2. shave off, the hair שֵׂעָר Leviticus 14:8, 9 (twice in verse) (P) compare Judges 16:19; the beard זָקָן Leviticus 21:5 (H) 2 Samuel 10:4.
3. figurative of devastation by Assyrians Isaiah 7:20 (object הָראֹשׁ, שַׂעַר הָרַגְלָ֑יִם and הַזָּקָן).
4. intransitive he shaved (himself) Genesis 41:14 (E).
Pu.. Perfect גֻּלָּ֑ח Judges 16:22, גֻּלַּחְתִּי Judges 16:17; Participle construct מְגֻלְּחֵי Jeremiah 41:5; — be shaven, subject person (of Samson) Judges 16:17, 22; מְגֻלְּחֵי זָקָן Jeremiah 41:5.
Hithp. Perfect וְהִתְגַּלָּ֑ח consecutive Leviticus 13:33; Infinitive suffix הִתְגַּלְּחוֺ Numbers 6:19; — shave oneself Leviticus 13:33; with accusative אֶת־נִזְרוֺ Numbers 6:19 (both P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:14; 41:14

Leviticus

13:33; 13:33; 13:33; 13:33; 14:8; 14:8; 14:9; 14:9; 21:5; 21:5

Numbers

6:9; 6:18; 6:19; 6:19

Deuteronomy

21:12; 21:12

Judges

16:17; 16:17; 16:19; 16:19; 16:22; 16:22

2 Samuel

10:4; 10:4; 14:26; 14:26; 14:26; 14:26

1 Chronicles

19:4; 19:4

Isaiah

7:20; 7:20

Jeremiah

41:5; 41:5

Ezekiel

44:20; 44:20

H1548

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Strong's Number H1548 matches the Hebrew גָּלַח (gālaḥ),
which occurs 23 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:14 - Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:33 - then the individual is to shave himself, but he must not shave the area affected by the scall, and the priest is to quarantine the person with the scall for another seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8 - "The one being cleansed must then wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe in water, and so be clean. Then afterward he may enter the camp, but he must live outside his tent seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9 - When the seventh day comes he must shave all his hair - his head, his beard, his eyebrows, all his hair - and he must wash his clothes, bathe his body in water, and so be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:5 - Priests must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:9 - "'If anyone dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he must shave his head on the day of his purification - on the seventh day he must shave it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:18 - "'Then the Nazirite must shave his consecrated head at the entrance to the tent of meeting and must take the hair from his consecrated head and put it on the fire where the peace offering is burning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - And the priest must take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one cake made without yeast from the basket, and one wafer made without yeast, and put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated head;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:12 - you may bring her back to your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Finally he told her his secret. He said to her, "My hair has never been cut, for I have been dedicated to God from the time I was conceived. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19 - She made him go to sleep on her lap and then called a man in to shave off the seven braids of his hair. She made him vulnerable and his strength left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:22 - His hair began to grow back after it had been shaved off.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:4 - So Hanun seized David's servants and shaved off half of each one's beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, and then sent them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:26 - When he would shave his head - at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long and he would shave it - he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds according to the king's weight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:4 - So Hanun seized David's servants and shaved their beards off. He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed and then sent them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:20 - At that time the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; it will also shave off the beard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:5 - eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves to show they were mourning. They were carrying grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:20 - "'They must not shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; they must only trim their heads.
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