7144. qorchah or qorcha
Strong's Lexicon
qorchah or qorcha: Baldness

Original Word: קרחה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: qorchah or qorcha
Pronunciation: kor-khaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (kor-khaw')
Definition: Baldness
Meaning: baldness

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "qorchah" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the concept of ritual baldness is more specific to Hebrew cultural practices.

Usage: The term "qorchah" refers to baldness, specifically the state of having a bald spot or being bald. In the biblical context, it often carries a connotation of mourning or shame, as shaving the head was a common practice in times of grief or distress.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, hair was considered a symbol of strength and vitality. The act of shaving one's head or having a bald spot was often associated with mourning, humiliation, or divine judgment. This practice was not unique to Israel but was common in various ancient Near Eastern cultures. The Israelites were sometimes instructed to avoid certain practices related to baldness to distinguish themselves from pagan rituals.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from qarach
Definition
baldness, bald spot
NASB Translation
bald (2), bald* (1), baldness (4), baldness* (1), plucked-out scalp (1), shave* (1), shaving the head (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
קָרְחָה noun feminine baldness, bald spot, made as sign of mourning; — absolute ׳ק Isaiah 3:24 +; suffix קָרְחָתֵח Micah 1:16; — bald spot, עַלכָּֿלרֿאֹשׁ Amos 8:10, ׳בְּכָלרֿ Isaiah 15:2; Ezekiel 7:18; בְּראֹשׁ ׳ק Leviticus 21:5 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb); ׳כָּלרֿאֹשׁ ק Jeremiah 48:37; כַנֶּשֶׁר ׳ק Micah 1:16; בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם Deuteronomy 14:1; opposed to מַעֲשֶׂה מִקְשֶׁה Isaiah 3:24; also Jeremiah 47:5 and (accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Ezekiel 27:31.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
baldness, utterly

Or qorcha; (Ezek. 27:31) {kor-khaw'}; from qarach; baldness -- bald(-ness), X utterly.

see HEBREW qarach

Forms and Transliterations
וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה ולקרחה קָרְחָ֑ה קָרְחָ֔ה קָרְחָ֛ה קָרְחָֽה׃ קָרְחָה֙ קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ קרחה קרחה׃ קרחתך kareChah karechateCh qā·rə·ḥā·ṯêḵ qā·rə·ḥāh qārəḥāh qārəḥāṯêḵ ū·lə·qā·rə·ḥāh ulekareChah ūləqārəḥāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 21:5
HEB: (יִקְרְח֤וּ ק) קָרְחָה֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם וּפְאַ֥ת
KJV: They shall not make baldness upon their head,
INT: nor make bald baldness their heads the edges

Deuteronomy 14:1
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ תָשִׂ֧ימוּ קָרְחָ֛ה בֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶ֖ם
KJV: yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes
INT: nor make baldness between your eyes

Isaiah 3:24
HEB: מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה מִקְשֶׁה֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְתַ֥חַת פְּתִיגִ֖יל
NAS: of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp; Instead
KJV: hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher
INT: set of well-set A plucked-out Instead of fine

Isaiah 15:2
HEB: בְּכָל־ רֹאשָׁ֣יו קָרְחָ֔ה כָּל־ זָקָ֖ן
NAS: head is bald [and] every
KJV: on all their heads [shall be] baldness, [and] every beard
INT: Everyone's head is bald every beard

Isaiah 22:12
HEB: לִבְכִי֙ וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה וְלַחֲגֹ֥ר שָֽׂק׃
NAS: to wailing, To shaving the head and to wearing
KJV: and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding
INT: weeping to wailing to shaving wearing sackcloth

Jeremiah 47:5
HEB: בָּ֤אָה קָרְחָה֙ אֶל־ עַזָּ֔ה
NAS: Baldness has come upon Gaza;
KJV: Baldness is come upon Gaza;
INT: has come Baldness upon Gaza

Jeremiah 48:37
HEB: כָל־ רֹאשׁ֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְכָל־ זָקָ֖ן
NAS: head is bald and every
KJV: For every head [shall be] bald, and every beard
INT: every head is bald and every beard

Ezekiel 7:18
HEB: וּבְכָל־ רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם קָרְחָֽה׃
NAS: faces and baldness on all
KJV: [shall be] upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
INT: all their heads and baldness

Ezekiel 27:31
HEB: וְהִקְרִ֤יחוּ אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְחָגְר֖וּ שַׂקִּ֑ים
KJV: And they shall make themselves utterly bald
INT: will make and utterly and gird sackcloth

Amos 8:10
HEB: כָּל־ רֹ֖אשׁ קָרְחָ֑ה וְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ כְּאֵ֣בֶל
NAS: loins And baldness on every
KJV: upon all loins, and baldness upon every head;
INT: every head and baldness will make mourning

Micah 1:16
HEB: תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ הַרְחִ֤בִי קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר כִּ֥י
NAS: Extend your baldness like the eagle,
KJV: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle;
INT: of your delight Extend your baldness the eagle Because

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7144
11 Occurrences


qā·rə·ḥāh — 9 Occ.
qā·rə·ḥā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·qā·rə·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
















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