They shall notלֹאmakeיִקְרְחוּbald spotsקָרְחָהon their head,בְּרֹאשָׁםand the edgeוּפְאַתof their beardזְקָנָםthey shall notלֹאshave off,יְגַלֵּחוּand in their fleshוּבִבְשָׂרָםthey shall notלֹאmakeיִשְׂרְטוּcuts.שָׂרָטֶת
Leviticus 21:5
Study it in the app“They shall not make bald spots on their head, and the edge of their beard they shall not shave off, and in their flesh they shall not make cuts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:5, word by word
- makeיִקְרְחוּyikrchu
shave (the head)
Shave the head, as a sign of mourning.
Where else “yikrchu” appears- bald spotsקָרְחָהkarcha
baldness
A bald spot: a part of the head shaved bare as a sign of mourning.
Where else “karcha” appears- on their headרֹאשָׁrosha
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosha” appears- and the edgeפְאַתfeat
edge
The edge or corner of something: of a field, a piece of furniture or the head.
Where else “feat” appears- of their beardזְקָנָzekana
beard
Beard; also the chin.
Where else “zekana” appears- shave offיְגַלֵּחוּyegalechu
shave
Shave. The Egyptians came before the king shaved.
Where else “yegalechu” appears- and in their fleshבְשָׂרָvesara
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “vesara” appears- makeיִשְׂרְטוּyisrtu
cut oneself
To slash one's skin with something sharp, as was done for the dead.
Where else “yisrtu” appears- cutsשָׂרָטֶתsaratet
cut, gash
A cut, an incision made in the skin.
Where else “saratet” appears
The context
4He shall not make himself unclean as a leader among his people, so as to profane himself.
5 · This verse (above)
6They shall be holy to their Elohim and shall not profane the name of their Elohim, for they present the fire offerings of YHWH, the food of their Elohim; so they shall be holy.