Leviticus 21:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Leviticus 21:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 21:513 words

לֹאlōʾNot

יקרחהyqrḥhDepilate

יִקְרְחוּyiqərəḥûDepilate

קָרְחָהqārəḥāhBaldness

בְּרֹאשָׁםbərōʾšāmIn head

וּפְאַתûp̄əʾatAnd mouth

זְקָנָםzəqānāmBeard

לֹאlōʾNot

יְגַלֵּחוּyəgalēḥûBe bald

וּבִבְשָׂרָםûvivəśārāmAnd in flesh

לֹאlōʾNot

יִשְׂרְטוּyiśərəṭûGash

שָׂרָטֶתśārāṭetIncision

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

לֹאlōʾNot

יקרחהyqrḥhDepilate

יִקְרְחוּyiqərəḥûDepilate

קָרְחָהqārəḥāhBaldness

בְּרֹאשָׁםbərōʾšāmIn head

וּפְאַתûp̄əʾatAnd mouth

זְקָנָםzəqānāmBeard

לֹאlōʾNot

יְגַלֵּחוּyəgalēḥûBe bald

וּבִבְשָׂרָםûvivəśārāmAnd in flesh

לֹאlōʾNot

יִשְׂרְטוּyiśərəṭûGash

שָׂרָטֶתśārāṭetIncision

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