Leviticus 21:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They shall not make any baldness(יִקְרְח֤וּ
(yik·re·chu)
7139: to make balda prim. root
on their heads,בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם
(be·ro·sham,)
7218: heada prim. root
norלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
shave offיְגַלֵּ֑חוּ
(ye·gal·le·chu;)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
the edgesוּפְאַ֥ת
(u·fe·'at)
6285: corner, sidefrom paah
of their beards,זְקָנָ֖ם
(ze·ka·nam)
2206: beard, chinfrom an unused word
norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
make any cutsיִשְׂרְט֖וּ
(yis·re·tu)
8295: to incise, scratcha prim. root
in their flesh.וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם
(u·viv·sa·ram,)
1320: fleshfrom basar


















KJV Lexicon
They shall not make
qarach  (kaw-rakh')
to depilate -- make (self) bald.
baldness
qorchah  (kor-khaw')
baldness -- bald(-ness), utterly.
upon their head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
neither shall they shave off
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
the corner
pe'ah  (pay-aw')
mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity -- corner, end, quarter, side.
of their beard
zaqan  (zaw-kawn')
the beard (as indicating age) -- beard.
nor make
sarat  (saw-rat')
to gash -- cut in pieces, make (cuttings) pieces.
any cuttings
seret  (seh'-ret)
an incision -- cutting.
in their flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.

King James Bible
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.

International Standard Version
"They are not to cut their hair in ritualistic patterns on their heads, deface the edges of their beards, or make incisions in their flesh.

NET Bible
Priests must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You should never mourn by shaving bald spots on your heads, shaving the edges of your beards, or slashing your bodies.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall not make any bald place upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
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