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Lexicon :: Strong's H7139 - qāraḥ

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קָרַח
Transliteration
qāraḥ
Pronunciation
kaw-rakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2069

Strong’s Definitions

קָרַח qârach, kaw-rakh'; a primitive root; to depilate:—make (self) bald.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7139 in the following manner: make bald (4x), make (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7139 in the following manner: make bald (4x), make (1x).

  1. to be bald, make bald

    1. (Qal) to make bald, make a baldness

    2. (Niphal) to make oneself bald

    3. (Hiphil) to make oneself bald

    4. (Hophal) to make bald

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָרַח qârach, kaw-rakh'; a primitive root; to depilate:—make (self) bald.
STRONGS H7139: Abbreviations
† I. [קָרַח] verb make bald, or a baldness, usually (by mourners) for the dead, compare RsSemitic i. 306, 2nd ed. 324 (Arabic parallels) (Late Hebrew id. Hiph. shew baldness; Arabic bdb090101 wound, make sores, bdb090102 whiteness in face of horse (but bdb090103 be bald, bdb090104 bald); Ethiopic bdb090105 make bald (rare); Aramaic קְרַח, bdb090106, chiefly derivatives (and derived meanings); compare Sinaitic proper name, masculine קרחה, קרחו; MI3.21.24.25 proper name, of a location קרחה); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִקְרְחוּ קָרְחָה בְּראִשָׁם Leviticus 21:5 Qr (> Kt יקרחה; || יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ compare Deuteronomy 14:1); Imperative feminine singular קָרְחִי וָגֹ֫זִּי עַל Micah 1:16 make a baldness... for.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקָּרֵחַ לָהֶם Jeremiah 16:6 men shall not make themselves bald for them.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person plural consecutive וְהִקְרִיחוּ אֵלַיִח קָרְחָה Ezekiel 27:31 and they shall make a baldness (compare Qal>) for thee.
Hoph. Participle כָּלרֿאִשׁ מֻקְרָח Ezekiel 29:18 every head made bald (by carrying load).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

21:5

Deuteronomy

14:1

Jeremiah

16:6

Ezekiel

27:31; 29:18

Micah

1:16

H7139

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7139 matches the Hebrew קָרַח (qāraḥ),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:5 - They shall not make tonsures upon their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:6 - Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them or cut himself or make himself bald for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:31 - they make themselves bald for you, and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - "Son of man, Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was made bald and every shoulder was rubbed bare; yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:16 - Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair, for the children of your delight; make yourselves as bald as the eagle, for they shall go from you into exile.
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