What does קֵרֵחַ mean in the Bible?
קֵרֵחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "bald (on the back of the head)".
Hebrew · H7142
קֵרֵחַ
Bald (on the back of the head)
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קֵרֵחַ H7142
What does קֵרֵחַ mean in the Bible?
קֵרֵחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "bald (on the back of the head)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7142?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include you baldhead (2), [and] is bald (1).
Where does קֵרֵחַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:40. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (2), Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It you baldhead 2× 2 Kings 2:23
[and] is bald 1× Leviticus 13:40
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:40
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Leviticus 1 2 Kings 2
Source forms
קֵרֵ֥חַ 1x qê·rê·aḥ Leviticus 13:40
קֵרֵ֖חַ 1x qê·rê·aḥ 2 Kings 2:23
קֵרֵֽחַ׃ 1x qê·rê·aḥ 2 Kings 2:23
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 13:40, 2 Kings 2:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. bald (on the back of the head)
Source Gloss
bald (on the back of the head)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
bald (on the back of the head) BDB: bald Usage: bald (head).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֵרֵחַ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain