Leviticus 21:5

“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.”

Leviticus 21:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 21:5, word by word

makeיִקְרְחוּyikrchu

shave (the head)

Shave the head, as a sign of mourning.

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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.

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and the edgeפְאַתfeat

edge

The edge or corner of something: of a field, a piece of furniture or the head.

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of their beardזְקָנָzekana

beard

Beard; also the chin.

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shave offיְגַלֵּחוּyegalechu

shave

Shave. The Egyptians came before the king shaved.

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and in their fleshבְשָׂרָvesara

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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makeיִשְׂרְטוּyisrtu

cut oneself

To slash one's skin with something sharp, as was done for the dead.

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cutsשָׂרָטֶתsaratet

cut, gash

A cut, an incision made in the skin.

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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.

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