Ezekiel 44:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Also they shall not shaveיְגַלֵּ֔חוּ
(ye·gal·le·chu,)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
their heads,וְרֹאשָׁם֙
(ve·ro·sham)
7218: heada prim. root
yet they shall not let their locksוּפֶ֖רַע
(u·fe·ra)
6545: long hair, locksfrom an unused word
grow long;יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ
(ye·shal·le·chu;)
7971: to senda prim. root
they shall onlyכָּסֹ֥ום
(ka·so·vm)
3697: to shear, clipa prim. root
trimיִכְסְמ֖וּ
(yich·se·mu)
3697: to shear, clipa prim. root
[the hair of] their heads.רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃
(ra·shei·hem.)
7218: heada prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Neither shall they shave
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
their heads
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
nor suffer their locks
pera`  (peh'-rah)
the hair (as dishevelled) -- locks.
to grow long
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
they shall only
kacam  (kaw-sam')
to shear -- only, poll.
poll
kacam  (kaw-sam')
to shear -- only, poll.
their heads
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Also they shall not shave their heads, yet they shall not let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.

King James Bible
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

International Standard Version
Also, they are not to shave their heads nor let their hair grow long. Instead, they are certainly to trim the hair on their heads.

NET Bible
"'They must not shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; they must only trim their heads.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long. They must keep the hair on their heads trimmed.

King James 2000 Bible
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.
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