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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. (KJV)

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לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 1

קָרְחָה֙ka.re.Chahbaldness

Lemma: קׇרְחָה (qor.chah) · Strong's: H7144

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: bald spot

Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:1, Isaiah 3:24, Isaiah 15:2, Isaiah 22:12, Jeremiah 47:5, Jeremiah 48:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7144; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 2

בְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.Shamon head their

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 3

וּפְאַ֥תu.fe.'Atand [the] side of

Lemma: פֵּאָה (pe.ah) · Strong's: H6285

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: side

Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 25:26, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 27:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6285; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 4

זְקָנָ֖םze.ka.Nambeard their

Lemma: זָקָן (za.qan) · Strong's: H2206

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: beard

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 13:29, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 14:9, Leviticus 19:27, 1 Samuel 17:35, 1 Samuel 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2206; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 6

יְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuthey will shave

Lemma: גָּלַח (ga.lach) · Strong's: H1548

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to shave

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 41:14, Leviticus 13:33, Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9, Numbers 6:9, Numbers 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1548; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 7

וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.Ramand in flesh their

Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: flesh

Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 8

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 9

יִשְׂרְט֖וּyis.re.Tuthey will cut

Lemma: שָׂרַט (sa.rat) · Strong's: H8295

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to incise

Used 3 times. Also: Zechariah 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8295; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 10

שָׂרָֽטֶת\׃sa.Ra.tetcut[s]

Lemma: שָׂרֶ֫טֶת (sa.re.tet) · Strong's: H8296B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: incision

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8296B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:5 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Priests must not	→	לֹא H3808 not
make bald	→	קָרַח H7139 to make bald
. . .	→	קׇרְחָה H7144 bald spot
spots on their heads	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
shave off the edges	→	פֵּאָה H6285 side
of their beards	→	זָקָן H2206 beard
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	גָּלַח H1548 to shave
or make	→	שָׂרַט H8295 to incise
cuts	→	שָׂרֶ֫טֶת H8296B incision
in their bodies	→	בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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