קָרַחַתqârachath

baldness of head, (always opposed to גַּבַּחַת baldness of forehead) (Leviticus 13:42; Leviticus 13:43; Leviticus 13:55)

Pronunciation: kaw-rakh'-ath · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7146

Same root

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Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 13:42 However, if a reddish white sore appears on the bald area on top of his head or on his forehead, this is a skin disease.
  • Leviticus 13:43 The priest must examine him, and if he finds swelling around the reddish white sore anywhere on the man’s head and it looks like a skin disease,
  • Leviticus 13:55 Then the priest must examine the object again. If he finds that the contaminated area has not changed color after being washed, even if it did not spread, the object is defiled. It must be completely burned up, whether the contaminated spot is on the inside or outside.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).