Lexicon
גִּבֵּחַ
gib.be.ach
H1371
H:A Hebrew

bald

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gib.be.ach describes a man whose head is smooth at the side of the face in a cleanliness ruling.

The term is used for a man whose head is smooth at the side of the face within a ruling that identifies him as clean.

Senses in use

  1. Side-of-head baldness in a cleanliness ruling · dominant

    In Leviticus 13:41, the masculine singular absolute form identifies the condition of a head made smooth from the side of the face; the APB renders the clause, "he is bald; he is clean."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 13:41, the APB presents the condition with "he is bald" and follows it with "he is clean." The term's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond the clause's description.

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