גלח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ל־ח (g-l-kh)
4 terms

From the root ג־ל־ח (related to shaving). The priest sense comes from the historic Christian practice of tonsure.

Pronunciation

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Noun

גַּלָּח • (galákh) m (plural indefinite גַּלָּחִים) [pattern: קַטָּל]

Declension

Declension of **גַּלָּח**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	גַּלָּח	first	גַּלָּחִי		גַּלָּחֵנוּ
	definite	הַגַּלָּח	second	גַּלָּחֲךָ	גַּלָּחֵךְ	גַּלַּחֲכֶם	גַּלַּחֲכֶן
	construct	גַּלַּח־	third	גַּלָּחוֹ	גַּלָּחָהּ	גַּלָּחָם	גַּלָּחָן
plural	indefinite	גַּלָּחִים	first	גלחיי / גַּלָּחַי		גַּלָּחֵינוּ
	definite	הַגַּלָּחִים	second	גַּלָּחֶיךָ	גלחייך / גַּלָּחַיִךְ	גַּלָּחֵיכֶם	גַּלָּחֵיכֶן
	construct	גַּלָּחֵי־	third	גַּלָּחָיו	גַּלָּחֶיהָ	גַּלָּחֵיהֶם	גַּלָּחֵיהֶן

Verb

גִּלֵּחַ • (gilé'akh) (pi'el construction)

defective spelling of גילח

References

H1548 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
"גלח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גַּלָּח (galákh).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɫəχ/

Noun

גלח • (galekh) m, plural גלחים (galokhem)

(Christianity) priest (Christian, especially Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox)
Synonym: פּאָפּ (pop)