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קׇרְחָה H7144

H7144 is the Hebrew word קׇרְחָה, transliterated qorchâh and said kor-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it baldness.

Word: קׇרְחָהTransliteration: qorchâhSaid: kor-khaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

baldness.

Where it comes from

or קׇרְחָא; (Ezekiel 27:31), from H7139 (קָרַח).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

baldness 9×bald 1×make themselves utterly 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bald(-ness), [idiom] utterly.

Verses using קׇרְחָה

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 21:5 · KJV

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

Deuteronomy 14:1 · KJV

Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Isaiah 3:24 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

Isaiah 15:2 · KJV

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

Isaiah 22:12 · KJV

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

Jeremiah 47:5 · KJV

Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

Jeremiah 48:37 · KJV

For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Ezekiel 7:18 · KJV

They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

Ezekiel 27:31 · KJV

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

Amos 8:10 · KJV

And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

Micah 1:16 · KJV

Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7144 mean?

H7144 is the Hebrew word קׇרְחָה (qorchâh), meaning baldness.

How is H7144 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it baldness (9 times), bald (1 time), make themselves utterly (1 time).

How many times does H7144 appear in the Bible?

קׇרְחָה (qorchâh) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7144 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or קׇרְחָא; (Ezekiel 27:31), from H7139 (קָרַח).

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