Hebrew · H1548 · unreviewed

גָּלַח

Properly, to be bald , i.e. (causatively) to shave ; figuratively to lay waste

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גָּלַח H1548

What does גָּלַח mean in the Bible?

גָּלַח is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to be bald , i.e. (causatively) to shave ; figuratively to lay waste". properly, to be bald, i.

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Meaning

properly, to be bald , i.e. (causatively) to shave ; figuratively to lay waste
Extended definition

properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste BDB: be bald Usage: poll, shave (off).

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Imperfect 2Sam 14:26 · Isa 7:20 · Lev 13:33 · Lev 14:9 · Ezek 44:20 · Lev 21:5
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Perfect Judg 16:17 · Judg 16:22
Participle passive Jer 41:5
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