Strong's Lexicon

H3697

H3697 — כָּסַם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkacamverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1013

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3697
Word:	כָּסַם
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	kacam
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kaw-sam'
Meaning:	1. to shear
KJV Renderings:	X only, poll.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4129

[כָּסַם] verb shear, clip (Assyrian kasâmu, cut in pieces, according to Dl^{HWB 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).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כסם (kah-sam’)

Ezekiel 44:20

KJV: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

EHCC: they shall only poll (lit, in polling they shail |

Ezekiel 44:20

KJV: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

EHCC: they shall only poll their heads. |