וַ/יְגַלַּח֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤋𐤇
gâlach
and shaved
To shave the head or beard, to remove hair by shaving; to become bald or to cause baldness (including ritual or ceremonial shaving); by extension, to lay bare or strip (as of land or a population). The primary sense is the removal of hair from the body, frequently with ritual or symbolic overtones.
2 Samuel 10:4 · Word #6
Lexicon H1548
| Lemma | גָּלַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤋𐤇 |
| Transliteration | gâlach |
| Strong's | H1548 |
| Definition | To shave the head or beard, to remove hair by shaving; to become bald or to cause baldness (including ritual or ceremonial shaving); by extension, to lay bare or strip (as of land or a population). The primary sense is the removal of hair from the body, frequently with ritual or symbolic overtones. |
Morphology HC/Vpw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and shaved |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1548-07
and he shaved
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative active), sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem expresses an active, intensive action of causing hair to be removed—"to shave" or "to make bald." The sequential imperfect with prefixed וַ marks a narrative past action in the third masculine singular, hence "and he shaved." |
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