1371. gibbeach

Lexicon

gibbeach: Bald, bald-headed

Original Word: גִּבֵּחַ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: gibbeach
Pronunciation: ghib-bay'-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (ghib-bay'-akh)
Definition: Bald, bald-headed
Meaning: bald in the forehead

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

forehead bald

From an unused root meaning to be high (in the forehead); bald in the forehead -- forehead bald.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
having a bald forehead
NASB Translation
bald on the forehead (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גִּבֵּחַ adjective having a bald forehead, הוּא ׳ג Leviticus 13:41 (P "" קֵרֵחַ הוּא Leviticus 13:40).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּבַח (gābach), which means "to be bald."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for גִּבֵּחַ (gibbeach) in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as this specific term pertains to Hebrew cultural and religious contexts. However, the concept of baldness is addressed in various Greek texts, though not with a direct lexical counterpart.

Usage: This word is used in the context of describing a physical condition, particularly in the Levitical laws concerning skin diseases and cleanliness.

Context: • The term גִּבֵּחַ (gibbeach) appears in the context of Levitical laws, specifically in Leviticus 13:40-41. These verses address the condition of baldness and its implications for ritual purity. The passage distinguishes between general baldness and baldness that might be associated with a skin disease, which would render a person ceremonially unclean.
• In Leviticus 13:40-41 (BSB), the text states: "Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean. Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean."
• The focus of these verses is to clarify that natural baldness, whether on the top of the head or the forehead, does not in itself make a person unclean. This distinction was important in the context of ancient Israelite society, where physical conditions could have significant religious and social implications.
• The term highlights the detailed nature of the Levitical laws and their concern with distinguishing between different types of physical conditions to maintain ritual purity.

Forms and Transliterations

גִּבֵּ֥חַ גבח gib·bê·aḥ gibBeach gibbêaḥ

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 13:41
HEB: יִמָּרֵ֖ט רֹאשׁ֑וֹ גִּבֵּ֥חַ ה֖וּא טָה֥וֹר
NAS: and sides, he is bald on the forehead; he is clean.
KJV: toward his face, he [is] forehead bald: [yet is] he clean.
INT: becomes his head is bald he is clean

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1371
1 Occurrence

gib·bê·aḥ — 1 Occ.