קירח

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Hebrew

Root
ק־ר־ח (q-r-kh)

Adjective

קירח / קֵרֵחַ (keréakh) (feminine קירחת / קֵרַחַת, masculine plural קירחים / קֵרְחִים, feminine plural קירחות / קֵרְחוֹת)

  1. bald
    • Tanach, 2 Kings 2:23, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם בֵּית־אֵל וְהוּא עֹלֶה בַדֶּרֶךְ וּנְעָרִים קְטַנִּים יָצְאוּ מִן־הָעִיר וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־בוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ עֲלֵה קֵרֵחַ עֲלֵה קֵרֵח
      va-yá'al mishám bet-él v'hú 'olé badérekh un'arím k'taním yats'ú min-ha'ír vayitkal'sú-vo vayom'rú lo 'alé keréach 'alé keréach
      And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him: 'Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.'

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