H3697

כָּסַם

ka.samH:V

to shear

(Qal) to cut, clip, trim, shear

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[כָּסַם] verb shear, clip (Assyrian kasâmu, cut in pieces, according to DlHWB 344); — only Qal Imperfect and Infinitive absolute כָּסוֺם יִכְסְמוּ אֶתרָֿאשֵׁיהֶם Ezek 44:20 they shall by all means clip their heads (opposed to יְגַלֵּ֔חוּ shave and יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ, i.e. let grow freely).


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