Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
bald spot
Usage: baldness, bald
Strong's Number
H7144
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
7
Strong's H7144 Quick Answer
Strong's H7144 קָרחָה קָרחָא (qorchah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qorchah (kor-khaw') (or qorcha (Ezek. 27) n-f. 1. baldness [from H7139] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include baldness and bald. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- qorchah (kor-khaw') (or qorcha (Ezek. 27) n-f. 1. baldness [from H7139]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- baldness and bald
Meaning and Definition
qorchah (kor-khaw') (or qorcha (Ezek. 27) n-f. 1. baldness [from H7139] KJV: bald(-ness), X utterly. Root(s): H7139
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7144. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7144 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qorchah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
baldness
Leviticus 21:5
9×
bald
Jeremiah 48:37
2×
How Strong's H7144 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7144 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7144 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7144.
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7144, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7144 FAQ
What does qorchah (קׇרְחָה) mean?
Qorchah (Strong's H7144) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "baldness". qorchah (kor-khaw') (or qorcha (Ezek. 27) n-f. 1. baldness [from H7139]
How many times is qorchah (קׇרְחָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H7144 across 7 books.
Where can I study qorchah (קׇרְחָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7144 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate qorchah (קׇרְחָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as baldness and bald. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.