And ifוְכִיsomeoneמֵתdiesיָמוּתbeside himעָלָיוvery suddenlyבְּפֶתַע פִּתְאֹםand makes uncleanוְטִמֵּאhis consecratedנִזְרוֹhead,רֹאשׁhe shall shaveוְגִלַּחhis headרֹאשׁוֹon the dayבְּיוֹםof his cleansing;טָהֳרָתוֹon the seventh dayבַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִיhe shall shave it.יְגַלְּחֶנּוּ
Numbers 6:9
Study it in the app“And if someone dies beside him very suddenly and makes unclean his consecrated head, he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 6:9, word by word
- someoneמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- very suddenlyפֶתַעfeta
instant, suddenly
Instant, moment; used to say "suddenly."
Where else “feta” appears- very suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpitom
suddenly
Suddenly, in an instant.
Where else “pitom” appears- and makes uncleanטִמֵּאtime
defile
To make someone or something unclean.
Where else “time” appears- his consecratedנִזְרnizr
consecration
Being set apart for God, like the Nazirite.
Where else “nizr” appears- headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- he shall shaveגִלַּחgilach
shave
Shave. The Egyptians came before the king shaved.
Where else “gilach” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of his cleansingטָהֳרָתtahorat
purification
Purification: the passage from unclean to clean, and the time it lasts.
Where else “tahorat” appears- on the seventh dayשְּׁבִיעִיshevii
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appears
The context
8All the days of his consecration he is holy to YHWH.
9 · This verse (above)
10And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting.