Ezekiel 44:20
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
גָּלַח
gâlach
properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
צָמַח
tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּלַח gâlach
properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
Study H1548 →צָמַח tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Study H6779 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →Cross References
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the lo...
Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
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