Jump to: ATS • ISBE • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources ATS Bible Dictionary ShavingThe Jews shaved their beards and hair in time of mourning, repentance, or distress, Job 1:20 Jeremiah 48:37, and in certain ceremonial purifications, Le 14:9 Numbers 8:7. At other times they wore them long, like other oriental nations'except the Egyptians, who kept their beards shaved, as we learn from Herodotus and from antique monuments. Hence Joseph shaved before he was presented to Pharaoh, Genesis 41:14. See BEARD. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shave.2. (n.) The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor. 3. (n.) That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SHAVINGshav'-ing (in Job 1:20, gazaz, usually galach; in Acts 21:24, xurao): Customs as to shaving differ in different countries, and in ancient and modern times. Among the Egyptians it was customary to shave the whole body (compare Genesis 41:14). With the Israelites, shaving the head was a sign of mourning (Deuteronomy 21:12 Job 1:20); ordinarily the hair was allowed to grow long, and was only cut at intervals (compare Absalom, 2 Samuel 14:26). Nazirites were forbidden to use a razor, but when their vow was expired, or if they were defiled, they were to shave the whole head (Numbers 6:5, 9, 18; compare Acts 21:24). The shaving of the beard was not permitted to the Israelites; they were prohibited from shaving off even "the corner of their beard" (Leviticus 21:5). It was an unpardonable insult when Hanun, king of the Ammonites, cut off the half of the beards of the Israelites whom David had sent to him (2 Samuel 10:4 1 Chronicles 19:4). Strong's Hebrew 7144. qorchah -- baldness, bald spot... qarach Definition baldness, bald spot NASB Word Usage bald (2), bald* (1), baldness (4), baldness* (1), plucked-out scalp (1), shave* (1), shaving the head (1 ... /hebrew/7144.htm - 6k Library Whether those who are Ordained Ought to Wear the Tonsure? Whether There Can be any Suitable Cause for the Sacraments of the ... First Sunday after Epiphany 1 Cor. Ix. 24 'More than Conquerors through Him' Letter Lxx. To Magnus an Orator of Rome. How Even Apostles Thought that a Lie was Often Useful and the ... Finally, if You Think it Right, Returning to Our Inquiry... May 4. "Greater is He that is in You than He that is in the World" ... A Methodist Isaac Newton Thesaurus Shaving (2 Occurrences)... a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHAVING. shav'-ing (in Job 1:20, gazaz, usually galach ... /s/shaving.htm - 9k Barber Baldness (11 Occurrences) Hair (135 Occurrences) Shave (19 Occurrences) Shavsha (1 Occurrence) Shaveth (6 Occurrences) Razor (8 Occurrences) Mourn (87 Occurrences) Plough (11 Occurrences) Resources What does the Bible say about shaving? | GotQuestions.orgLife in Practice ' Article Index | GotQuestions.org What did it mean to tear one's clothes in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Shaving: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Shaving (2 Occurrences)Numbers 6:19 Isaiah 22:12 Subtopics Shaving: Forbidden to Nazarites Related Terms |