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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7142. קֵרֵ֫חַ (qereach) -- Bald</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7142.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/leviticus/13-40.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7142.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7142</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7141.htm" title="7141">◄</a> 7142. qereach <a href="../hebrew/7143.htm" title="7143">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">qereach: Bald</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">קֵרֵחַ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>qereach<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keh-ray'-akh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kay-ray'-akh)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bald<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>bald<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the root קָרַח (qarach), meaning "to be bald" or "to make bald."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "qereach" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the concept of baldness is not as prominently featured in the New Testament. However, the Greek word "φαλακρός" (phalakros) can be used to describe baldness.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "qereach" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a person who is bald, specifically referring to the absence of hair on the head. It is often used in a literal sense but can also carry connotations of shame or disgrace in certain cultural contexts.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, hair was often associated with strength, vitality, and honor. The loss of hair, particularly in men, could be seen as a sign of aging or weakness. In some cases, baldness was associated with mourning or a vow, as seen in the Nazirite vow where shaving the head was part of the ritual. The cultural perception of baldness could vary, but it often carried a negative connotation, as seen in the mocking of Elisha by the youths in 2 Kings 2:23.<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>bald<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bald (1), baldhead (2).<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">קֵרֵחַ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>bald</b></font>; — <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-40.htm">Leviticus 13:40</a> (distinct from <font class="hebrew2">גִּבֵּחַ</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-41.htm">Leviticus 13:41</a>); <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/2-23.htm">2 Kings 2:23</a> (twice in verse). <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>bald head <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7139.htm">qarach</a>; bald (on the back of the head) -- bald (head). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7139.htm">qarach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>קֵרֵ֖חַ קֵרֵ֥חַ קֵרֵֽחַ׃ קרח קרח׃ keReach qê·rê·aḥ qêrêaḥ<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/13-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 13:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִמָּרֵ֖ט רֹאשׁ֑וֹ <b> קֵרֵ֥חַ </b> ה֖וּא טָה֥וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of his head, <span class="itali">he is bald;</span> he is clean.<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> off his head, <span class="itali">he [is] bald;</span> [yet is] he clean.<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> loses of his head <span class="itali">is bald</span> he is clean<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 2:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ל֔וֹ עֲלֵ֥ה <b> קֵרֵ֖חַ </b> עֲלֵ֥ה קֵרֵֽחַ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to him, Go <span class="itali">up, you baldhead;</span> go<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto him, Go up, <span class="itali">thou bald head;</span> go up,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and said Go <span class="itali">baldhead</span> go baldhead<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 2:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קֵרֵ֖חַ עֲלֵ֥ה <b> קֵרֵֽחַ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> go <span class="itali">up, you baldhead!</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou bald head; go up, <span class="itali">thou bald head.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> baldhead go <span class="itali">baldhead</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7142.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7142.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7142<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kereach_7142.htm">qê·rê·aḥ — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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