2 Samuel 14:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When he cutוּֽבְגַלְּחֹו֮
(u·ve·gal·le·chov)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
the hair of his headרֹאשֹׁו֒
(ro·shov)
7218: heada prim. root
(and it was at the endמִקֵּץ֙
(mik·ketz)
7093: endfrom qatsats
of every yearיָמִ֤ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
that he cutיְגַלֵּ֔חַ
(ye·gal·le·ach,)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
[it], for it was heavy 
 
3515: heavyfrom kabad
on him so he cutוְגִלְּחֹ֑ו
(ve·gil·le·chov;)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
it), he weighedוְשָׁקַל֙
(ve·sha·kal)
8254: to weigha prim. root
the hairשְׂעַ֣ר
(se·'ar)
8181: hairfrom an unused word
of his headרֹאשֹׁ֔ו
(ro·shov,)
7218: heada prim. root
at 200מָאתַ֥יִם
(ma·ta·yim)
3967: hundreda prim. root
shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖ים
(she·ka·lim)
8255: (a measure of weight) shekelfrom shaqal
by the king'sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
(ham·me·lech.)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
weight.בְּאֶ֥בֶן
(be·'e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And when he polled
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
his head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
for it was at every year's
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
end
qets  (kates)
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after -- + after, (utmost) border, end, (in-)finite, process.
that he polled
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
it because the hair was heavy
kabad  (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
on him therefore he polled
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
ithe weighed
shaqal  (shaw-kal')
to suspend or poise (especially in trade) -- pay, receive(-r), spend, throughly, weigh.
the hair
se`ar  (say-awr')
hair (as if tossed or bristling) -- hair(-y), rough.
of his head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
at two hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
shekels
sheqel  (sheh'-kel)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel.
after the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
weight
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When he cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, for it was heavy on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king's weight.

King James Bible
And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he shaved his head--he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off--he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds according to the royal standard.

International Standard Version
Whenever he cut his hair —he cut it at the end of every year, because it grew thick on his head, which is why he cut it—his hair weighed in at 200 shekels measured by the royal standard.

NET Bible
When he would shave his head--at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long and he would shave it--he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds according to the king's weight.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the end of every year, he used to cut his hair because it became heavy for him. When he cut the hair on his head and weighed it, it weighed five pounds according to the royal standard.

King James 2000 Bible
And when he cut the hair of his head, (for it was at every year's end that he cut it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he cut it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
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