Hebrew · Strong's H3697
כָּסַם
kasamkaw-sam'
to shear
1890 spelling: kâçam
Gematria 120· 680 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to shear
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] only, poll. Compare H3765 (כִּרְסֵם).
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- יִכְסְמ֖וּ1
- כָּס֥וֹם1
How it is rendered · 2
- surely trim1
- they will trim1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
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- HVqaa · 1
- HVqi3mp · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 44:20כָּס֥וֹםkasomverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteThey must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.here: surely trim
- Ezekiel 44:20יִכְסְמ֖וּyikhsemuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.here: they will trim