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And ifוְ כִּיa man’sאִישׁheadרֹאשׁוֹloses its hair,יִמָּרֵטhe isהוּאbald;קֵרֵחַhe isהוּאclean.טָהוֹר
Leviticus 13:40
Study it in the app“And if a man’s head loses its hair, he is bald; he is clean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:40, word by word
- a man’sאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- loses its hairיִמָּרֵטyimaret
pull out hair
To pull out someone's hair or beard, as a gesture of grief or humiliation.
Where else “yimaret” appears- baldקֵרֵחַkereach
bald (back of head)
Bald, without hair at the back or top of the head.
Where else “kereach” appears- cleanטָהוֹרtahor
clean
Fit under the law for worship, without stain.
Where else “tahor” appears
The context
39the priest shall examine them, and if on the skin of their body the bright spots are faded white, it is a mere eruption that has broken out in the skin; he is clean.
40 · This verse (above)
41And if his head loses its hair from the front of his face, he is bald on the forehead; he is clean.