Strong's H1548 · Hebrew
גָּלַח
gâlach · /gaw-lakh'/
Definition
properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
KJV: poll, shave (off).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גָּלַח across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus4 verses
He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
Leviticus 14:8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
Leviticus 14:9But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
Leviticus 21:5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Deuteronomy1 verse
Judges3 verses
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Judges 16:19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Judges 16:22Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. after: or, as when he was shaven
2 Samuel2 verses
Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
2 Samuel 14:26And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
1 Chronicles1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1548 (gâlach) mean?
properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
How many times does H1548 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1548 (גָּלַח) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “shave.”
How is gâlach translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1548 is rendered as “shave” (7×), “shaven” (4×), “off” (3×), “polled” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word גָּלַח come from?
a primitive root;