גָּלַח

Strong’s Definition

properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

poll, shave (off).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to poll, shave, shave off, be bald
• 2.(piel)
• 3.(pual) to be shaven
• 4.(hithpael) to shave oneself

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâlach; Pronunciation: gaw-lakh'