Strong H7139קָרַח
to make bald
- Transliteration
- qârach
- Pronunciation
- kaw-rakh'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; to depilate: - make (self) bald.
Detailed definition
1) to be bald, make bald
1a) (Qal) to make bald, make a baldness
1b) (Niphal) to make oneself bald
1c) (Hiphil) to make oneself bald
1d)(Hophal) to make bald
1a) (Qal) to make bald, make a baldness
1b) (Niphal) to make oneself bald
1c) (Hiphil) to make oneself bald
1d)(Hophal) to make bald
In the Bible
Strong H7139 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bald3
- make2
First verses
- Leviticus 21:5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
- Jeremiah 16:6Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
- Ezekiel 27:31And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
- Ezekiel 29:18Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
- Micah 1:16Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.