H7146 - קָרַחַת (qârachath)

H7146 קָרַחַת (qârachath) kaw-rakh'-ath

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

baldness

Strong's Definition

a bald spot (on the back of the head); figuratively, a threadbare spot (on the back side of the cloth)

Derivation: from H7139 (קָרַח);

KJV Usage: bald head, bare within.

TWOT Reference: 2069c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) baldness of head, back baldness, bald spot

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

baldness of head, back baldness, bald spot

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קָרַחַת qârachath BDB Definition: 1) baldness of head, back baldness, bald spot Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7139 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2069c Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (3)

13:42 13:43 13:55

Leviticus 13:42

But if there is a reddish-white... sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out [on it].......

Leviticus 13:43

The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white... like a skin disease -,

Leviticus 13:55

After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it..., whether the rot is on the front or back.