Numbers 6:9

“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.”

Numbers 6:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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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.

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