Definition
a primitive root; to depilate
Traditional renderings: make (self) bald.
Traditional renderings: make (self) bald.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Leviticus 21:5יִקְרְחָה · make baldPriests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
- Jeremiah 16:6יִקָּרֵ֖חַ · or shave his head“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.
- Ezekiel 27:31וְהִקְרִ֤יחוּ · They will shave their headsThey will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
- Ezekiel 29:18מֻקְרָ֔ח · was made bald“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
- Micah 1:16קָרְחִ֣י · Shave yourselves baldShave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.