pe.ra denotes a lock or growth of head hair, whether allowed to grow long or left hanging loose.

The attested use concerns head hair as locks or uncut growth: Numbers 6:5 describes it being allowed to grow long, while Ezekiel 44:20 contrasts it with shaved heads and directs that the hair not be left hanging loose.

1. Locks or uncut growth of head hair · dominant

   In Numbers 6:5, the construct singular form occurs in the clause about the hair of a man's head being allowed to grow long during his consecration. In Ezekiel 44:20, the absolute singular occurs in the instruction not to shave the head or let the hair hang loose; the APB renders the clause "let their hair hang loose."

   Numbers 6:5Ezekiel 44:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the hair as "the locks of the hair of his head" that "grow long" in Numbers 6:5 and as hair that may "hang loose" in Ezekiel 44:20. These phrases indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixed individual renderings.