Leviticus

Leviticus 21:5

⁵Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Priests must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
make bald	יִקְרְחָה	yiq·rə·ḥå̄h	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7139 make bald
spots on their heads	בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם	bə·rō·šām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
shave off the edges	וּפְאַ֥ת	ū·p̄ə·’aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6285 corner, side
of their beards	זְקָנָ֖ם	zə·qā·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2206 chin, beard
or make	יִשְׂרְט֖וּ	yiś·rə·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8295 incise, scratch
cuts	שָׂרָֽטֶת׃	śā·rā·ṭeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8296 incision
in their bodies	וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם	ū·ḇiḇ·śā·rām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1320 flesh

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