Hebrew word study
גָּלַחgâlach — properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave
Pronounced “gaw-lakh'”
properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
Translated in the King James as: poll, shave (off).
Appears 21 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 1×
Leviticus — 5×
Numbers — 3×
Deuteronomy — 1×
Judges — 3×
2 Samuel — 4×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Isaiah — 1×
Jeremiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.