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In the biblical context, it often carries a connotation of mourning or shame, as shaving the head was a common practice in times of grief or distress.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, hair was considered a symbol of strength and vitality. The act of shaving one's head or having a bald spot was often associated with mourning, humiliation, or divine judgment. This practice was not unique to Israel but was common in various ancient Near Eastern cultures. The Israelites were sometimes instructed to avoid certain practices related to baldness to distinguish themselves from pagan rituals.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7139.htm">qarach</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>baldness, bald spot<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bald (2), bald* (1), baldness (4), baldness* (1), plucked-out scalp (1), shave* (1), shaving the head (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">קָרְחָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>baldness, bald spot</b></font>, made as sign of mourning; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a> +; suffix <font class="hebrew2">קָרְחָתֵח</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/1-16.htm">Micah 1:16</a>; — <em>bald spot</em>, <font class="hebrew2">עַלכָּֿלרֿאֹשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּכָלרֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a>; <font class="hebrew2">בְּראֹשׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5</a> (accusative of congnate meaning with verb); <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כָּלרֿאֹשׁ ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a>; <font class="hebrew2">כַנֶּשֶׁר</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/1-16.htm">Micah 1:16</a>; <font class="hebrew2">בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1</a>; opposed to <font class="hebrew2">מַעֲשֶׂה מִקְשֶׁה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a>; also <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Jeremiah 47:5</a> and (accusative of congnate meaning with verb) <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>baldness, utterly <p>Or qorcha; (Ezek. 27:31) {kor-khaw'}; from <a href="/hebrew/7139.htm">qarach</a>; baldness -- bald(-ness), X utterly. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7139.htm">qarach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה ולקרחה קָרְחָ֑ה קָרְחָ֔ה קָרְחָ֛ה קָרְחָֽה׃ קָרְחָה֙ קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ קרחה קרחה׃ קרחתך kareChah karechateCh qā·rə·ḥā·ṯêḵ qā·rə·ḥāh qārəḥāh qārəḥāṯêḵ ū·lə·qā·rə·ḥāh ulekareChah ūləqārəḥāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 21:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(יִקְרְח֤וּ ק) <b> קָרְחָה֙ </b> בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם וּפְאַ֥ת</span><br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> They shall not make <span class="itali">baldness</span> upon their head,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor make bald <span class="itali">baldness</span> their heads the edges<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/14-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 14:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹֽא־ תָשִׂ֧ימוּ <b> קָרְחָ֛ה </b> בֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶ֖ם</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yourselves, nor make <span class="itali">any baldness</span> between your eyes<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor make <span class="itali">baldness</span> between your eyes<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/3-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 3:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה מִקְשֶׁה֙ <b> קָרְחָ֔ה </b> וְתַ֥חַת פְּתִיגִ֖יל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of well-set hair, <span class="itali">a plucked-out scalp;</span> Instead<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hair <span class="itali">baldness;</span> and instead of a stomacher<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> set of well-set <span class="itali">A plucked-out</span> Instead of fine<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/15-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 15:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּכָל־ רֹאשָׁ֣יו <b> קָרְחָ֔ה </b> כָּל־ זָקָ֖ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> head <span class="itali">is bald</span> [and] every<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on all their heads <span class="itali">[shall be] baldness,</span> [and] every beard<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Everyone's head <span class="itali">is bald</span> every beard<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 22:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִבְכִי֙ וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד <b> וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה </b> וְלַחֲגֹ֥ר שָֽׂק׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to wailing, <span class="itali">To shaving the head</span> and to wearing<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and to mourning, <span class="itali">and to baldness,</span> and to girding<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> weeping to wailing <span class="itali">to shaving</span> wearing sackcloth<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/47-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 47:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בָּ֤אָה <b> קָרְחָה֙ </b> אֶל־ עַזָּ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Baldness</span> has come upon Gaza;<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Baldness</span> is come upon Gaza;<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/47-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has come <span class="itali">Baldness</span> upon Gaza<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/48-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 48:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָל־ רֹאשׁ֙ <b> קָרְחָ֔ה </b> וְכָל־ זָקָ֖ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> head <span class="itali">is bald</span> and every<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For every head <span class="itali">[shall be] bald,</span> and every beard<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> every head <span class="itali">is bald</span> and every beard<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/7-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 7:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְכָל־ רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם <b> קָרְחָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> faces <span class="itali">and baldness</span> on all<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [shall be] upon all faces, <span class="itali">and baldness</span> upon all their heads.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/7-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all their heads <span class="itali">and baldness</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/27-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 27:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִקְרִ֤יחוּ אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ <b> קָרְחָ֔ה </b> וְחָגְר֖וּ שַׂקִּ֑ים</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And they shall make themselves utterly</span> bald<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will make and <span class="itali">utterly</span> and gird sackcloth<p><b><a href="/text/amos/8-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 8:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ רֹ֖אשׁ <b> קָרְחָ֑ה </b> וְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ כְּאֵ֣בֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> loins <span class="itali">And baldness</span> on every<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon all loins, <span class="itali">and baldness</span> upon every head;<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/8-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> every head <span class="itali">and baldness</span> will make mourning<p><b><a href="/text/micah/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 1:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ הַרְחִ֤בִי <b> קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ </b> כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר כִּ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Extend <span class="itali">your baldness</span> like the eagle,<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> enlarge <span class="itali">thy baldness</span> as the eagle;<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of your delight Extend <span class="itali">your baldness</span> the eagle Because<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7144.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7144.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7144<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/karechah_7144.htm">qā·rə·ḥāh — 9 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/karechatech_7144.htm">qā·rə·ḥā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ulekarechah_7144.htm">ū·lə·qā·rə·ḥāh — 1 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