Word Study · Strong's H1372 · Hebrew
גַּבַּחַת
gabbachath
gab-bakh'-ath
“baldness in the forehead”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
baldness in the forehead; by analogy, a bare spot on the right side of cloth
Rendered in the KJV as
bald forehead, [idiom] without.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃2
- בַגַּבַּ֔חַת1
- בְגַבַּחְתּ֑וֹ1
How it is rendered · 3
- on bald forehead his2
- on bald forehead its1
- on the bald forehead1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 3
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Leviticus4 occurrences
- Leviticus 13:42בַגַּבַּ֔חַתvagabachatpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularBut if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.here: on the bald forehead
- Leviticus 13:42בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃vegabachtopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.here: on bald forehead his
- Leviticus 13:43בְגַבַּחְתּ֑וֹvegabachtopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,here: on bald forehead his
- Leviticus 13:55בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃vegabachtopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAfter it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.here: on bald forehead its