UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: קֵרֵחַ · קָרְחָה · קָרַחַת

Sense 1: to create bald spots

Semantic domains: Bald (002001001007)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: literally: to make bald baldness; hence: = action by which a human being uses a sharp implement to remove the hair on (part of) his scalp, ► as a sign of mourning

Forms: vbqal-; vbhif-

Collocations: קרח קָרְחָה

Synonyms: בכה · חגר שַׂקִּים

Show passage in OET: LEV 21:5

OET-RV LEV 21:5

5 They must not shave their heads or trim the edges of their beards or cut their bodies in grief.

OET-LV LEV 21:5

5 Not they _will _make _bald baldness on_head _of_their and_the _side _of their _beard _of_their not they _will _shave and_in_flesh _of_their not they _will _cut cut[s].

Show passage in OET: EZE 27:31

OET-RV EZE 27:31

31 They’ll shave their heads bald for you and dress in rough sackcloth,
⇔ and they’ll weep bitterly over you and they will cry out with loud moans.

OET-LV EZE 27:31

31 And_they _will _make _bald because_of _you baldness and_they _will _gird _themselves sackcloth(s) and_they _will _weep because_of _you with_bitterness _of emotion wailing bitter.

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Sense 2: to shave

Semantic domains: Bald (002001001007)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: = action by which a human being uses a sharp implement to remove the hair from (part of) his scalp, ► as a sign of mourning

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif-

Synonyms: גדד · גזז · ספד

Show passage in OET: JER 16:6

OET-RV JER 16:6

6 Both the important people and the ordinary people will die in this land.
⇔ They won’t be buried and no one will mourn for them,
⇔ or cut themselves or shave off their hair to show grief for them.

OET-LV JER 16:6

6 And_ great_people and_insignificant_people _they _will _die on _the_earth (the)_this not they _will _be _buried and_not people _will _mourn to/for_them and_not anyone _will _cut _himself and_not anyone _will _make _himself _bald to/for_them.

Show passage in OET: MIC 1:16

OET-RV MIC 1:16

16 Shave your head
⇔ ≈ and cut off your hair
⇔ for the children who you delight in.
⇔ Make yourselves as bald as eagles,
⇔ because they’ll be taken from you and into exile.

OET-LV MIC 1:16

16 Make _bald and_shave on the _children _of your(pl)_delights _of_your make _large baldness _of_your like_eagle if/because they _will _go _into _exile from_you.

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Sense 3: to make bald

Semantic domains: Bald (002001001007)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: = causative process by which the hair on one's scalp is made to disappear

Forms: vbhof- (passive)

Synonyms: מרט

Show passage in OET: EZE 29:18

OET-RV EZE 29:18

18 “Son of humanity, the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) stationed his army to do hard work against the fortified island city of Tsor (Tyre). Every head was rubbed until it was made bald, and every shoulder was made raw. Yet he and his army received no payment from Tsor for the hard work that he carried out against it,

OET-LV EZE 29:18

18 Oh _son _of humankind Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel he _made _to _labour DOM army _of_his labour great against Tsor/(Tyre) every _of head was_made _bald and_all shoulder was_made _bare and_wage[s] not it _belonged to_him/it and_to_army _of_his from_Tsor/(Tyre) on the_labour which he _had _laboured on_it.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קרח

Form 1

Sense 1: to create bald spots

Sense 2: to shave

Sense 3: to make bald