ka.sam denotes the trimming of hair in the instruction concerning how heads are to be kept.

The attested use concerns keeping hair cut to a limited length: Ezekiel 44:20 contrasts this action with shaving the head and letting the hair hang loose.

1. Trimming hair to a limited length · dominant

   In Ezekiel 44:20, the two forms occur in a clause that contrasts shaving the head and letting hair hang loose with the required treatment of the hair. The APB renders the concluding instruction, “they shall only trim their hair.”

   Ezekiel 44:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 44:20, the APB presents the clause as “they shall only trim their hair.” This rendering confirms the clause’s overall contrast without isolating each form individually.