The meaning of “קָרַחַת”
Understanding qârachath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bald head, bare within. - a bald spot (on the back of the head) - figuratively, a threadbare spot (on the back side of t...
קָרַחַת
bald head, bare within. - a bald spot (on the back of the head) - figuratively, a threadbare spot (on the back side of the cloth) 1) baldness of head, back baldness, bald spot
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 13:42 | “And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.” Word: קָרַחַת (qârachath) | |
| Leviticus 13:43 | “Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;” Word: קָרַחַת (qârachath) | |
| Leviticus 13:55 | “And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.” Word: קָרַחַת (qârachath) |