7146. qarachath

Lexicon

qarachath: Baldness, bald spot

Original Word: קָרַחַת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: qarachath
Pronunciation: kah-rah-khath
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-rakh'-ath)
Definition: Baldness, bald spot
Meaning: a bald spot, a threadbare spot

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bald head, bare within

From qarach; a bald spot (on the back of the head); figuratively, a threadbare spot (on the back side of the cloth) -- bald head, bare within.

see HEBREW qarach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from qarach
Definition
baldness of head
NASB Translation
bald head (2), bareness* (1), head (1), top (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קָרַחַת noun feminine baldness of head; — absolute ׳ק Leviticus 13:42 a; suffix קָרַחְתּוֺ Leviticus 13:42 +; — baldness of head (always opposed to גַּבַּחַת baldness of forehead), Leviticus 13:42 (twice in verse); Leviticus 13:43,55.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָרַח (qarach), meaning "to be bald" or "to make bald."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for קָרַחַת in the Septuagint or New Testament, the concept of baldness or barrenness can be related to Greek terms such as φαλακρός (phalakros), meaning "bald," which appears in contexts describing physical appearance or metaphorical desolation.

Usage: The word קָרַחַת is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical baldness or a bare spot, often in a metaphorical or literal sense. It appears in contexts related to skin conditions or descriptions of physical appearance.

Context: • The term קָרַחַת is found in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of Levitical laws concerning cleanliness and skin diseases. In Leviticus 13:42-43, it is used to describe a bald spot on the head that may indicate a skin disease: "But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on the bald spot or forehead." This usage highlights the concern for ritual purity and the detailed examination required by the priests to determine the presence of disease.
• The concept of baldness in the ancient Near Eastern context often carried connotations of shame or mourning, as seen in other biblical passages where baldness is associated with lamentation or disgrace. However, in the specific Levitical context, the focus is on the physical manifestation of disease and the necessary steps for maintaining community health and holiness.
• The term is also used metaphorically in other parts of the Hebrew Bible to describe desolation or barrenness, drawing on the imagery of a bare or exposed surface.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ בַקָּרַ֙חַת֙ בקרחת בקרחתו ḇaq·qā·ra·ḥaṯ ḇaqqāraḥaṯ bə·qā·raḥ·tōw bekarachTo bəqāraḥtōw vakkaRachat

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 13:42
HEB: וְכִֽי־ יִהְיֶ֤ה בַקָּרַ֙חַת֙ א֣וֹ בַגַּבַּ֔חַת
NAS: But if on the bald head or
KJV: And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead,
INT: if occurs the bald or the bald

Leviticus 13:42
HEB: פֹּרַ֙חַת֙ הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ א֥וֹ בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃
NAS: But if on the bald head or the bald
KJV: sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
INT: breaking he head or forehead

Leviticus 13:43
HEB: לְבָנָ֣ה אֲדַמְדֶּ֔מֶת בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ א֣וֹ בְגַבַּחְתּ֑וֹ
NAS: on his bald head or
KJV: reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead,
INT: white is reddish-white head or his bald

Leviticus 13:55
HEB: פְּחֶ֣תֶת הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ א֥וֹ בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃
NAS: whether an eating away has produced bareness on the top
KJV: it [is] fret inward, [whether] it [be] bare within or without.
INT: an eating he the top or the front

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7146
4 Occurrences

bə·qā·raḥ·tōw — 3 Occ.
ḇaq·qā·ra·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.