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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3697 - כָּסַם

Transliteration

kâçam

Phonetics

kaw-sam'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1013

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Qal) to cut, clip, trim, shear

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Ezekiel 1

BSB (1)

Ezekiel 2

CSB (1)

Ezekiel 1

ESV (2)

Ezekiel 2

KJV (2)

Ezekiel 2

LEB (1)

Ezekiel 1

LSB (2)

Ezekiel 2

N95 (2)

Ezekiel 2

NAS (2)

Ezekiel 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Ezekiel 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2276) m x k (כסמ KSM) AC: Trim CO: ? AB: ?: A trimming of the beard.

V) m x k (כסמ KSM) - Trim: KJV (2): (vf: Paal) poll - Strongs: H3697 (כָּסַם)

o^f2) t m x f k (כוסמת KWSMT) - Spelt: A wheat like grain with what looks like trimmed hair. KJV (3): rie, fitches - Strongs: H3698 (כֻּסֶּמֶת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[כָּסַם] verb shear, clip (Assyrian kasâmu, cut in pieces, according to Dl^{HWB 344}); — only

Qal Imperfect and Infinitive absolute כָּסוֺם יִכְסְמוּ אֶתרָֿאשֵׁיהֶם Ezekiel 44:20 they shall by all means clip their heads (opposed to יְגַלֵּ֔חוּ shave and יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ, i.e. let grow freely).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

כָּסַם to shave, to shear (the head); found once, Ezekiel 44:20. Kindred roots are גָּזַם and others beginning with גז, see גָּזַז. Hence

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List of Word Forms

יִכְסְמ֖וּ יכסמו כָּס֥וֹם כסום kā·sō·wm kaSom kāsōwm yichseMu yiḵ·sə·mū yiḵsəmū