יְגַלֵּ֑חַ
𐤉𐤂𐤋𐤇
yegalecha
shall he shave
a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste; poll, shave (off).
Leviticus 13:33 · Word #5
Lexicon H1548
| Lemma | גָּלַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤋𐤇 |
| Transliteration | gâlach |
| Strong's | H1548 |
| In-context | shall he shave |
Morphology HVpi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1548-06
he will shave bare
| Root | גלח (g-l-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | baldness, shaving, making bare, laying waste |
| Semantic Range | to shave hair or beard, to shear, to make bald, to strip bare, to lay waste (figuratively of land or people) |
| Conceptual Significance | Shaving in the Hebrew Bible can signify mourning, humiliation, purification, or judgment. Figuratively, the act of making bald conveys devastation or exposure, reinforcing themes of shame, vulnerability, or divine judgment. |
| Morphological Notes | Piel imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular of גלח. The Piel stem conveys an intensive or factitive action—"to make bald, to shave off." |
| Rendering Rationale | The root גלח fundamentally denotes making bald or bare. In the Piel stem, the verb takes on an intensive or factitive sense—"to make bald" or "to shave off." The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form is reflected by "he will," preserving both the verbal aspect and masculine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גלח (baldness, shaving, making bare, laying waste)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
|
hitegalecho | he has shaved him bald |
|
uvegalecho | and he shaved him bare |
H1548-01 |
vayegalach | and he shaved off |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H1548)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:14 | וַ/יְגַלַּח֙ | vayegalach | he shaved |
| Leviticus 13:33 | וְ/הִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔ח | vehitegalach | and he shall shave himself |
| Leviticus 13:33 | יְגַלֵּ֑חַ | yegalecha | shall he shave |