קעקע

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Hebrew

Root
ק־ע־ק־ע (q-ʿ-q-ʿ)

Noun

קַעֲקַע (ka'akam

  1. tattoo
    • Tanach, Leviticus 19:28, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְשֶׂ֣רֶט לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וּכְתֹ֣בֶת קַֽעֲקַ֔ע לֹ֥א תִתְּנ֖וּ בָּכֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֹֽה:
      Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Synonyms

Verb

קִעְקֵעַ (transliteration needed) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart קֻעְקַע)

  1. to tattoo
  2. to destroy, to ruin
  3. to undermine

Conjugation

Synonyms

Verb

קֻעְקַע (transliteration needed) (pu'al construction, active counterpart קִעְקֵעַ)

  1. to be tattooed
  2. to be destroyed or demolished, to be ruined
  3. to be undermined

Synonyms