וְ/גִלְּח֑/וֹ
𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤇/𐤅
gâlach
and he shaved it
To shave the head or beard, to remove hair by shaving; to become bald or to cause baldness (including ritual or ceremonial shaving); by extension, to lay bare or strip (as of land or a population). The primary sense is the removal of hair from the body, frequently with ritual or symbolic overtones.
2 Samuel 14:26 · Word #13
Lexicon H1548
| Lemma | גָּלַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤋𐤇 |
| Transliteration | gâlach |
| Strong's | H1548 |
| Definition | To shave the head or beard, to remove hair by shaving; to become bald or to cause baldness (including ritual or ceremonial shaving); by extension, to lay bare or strip (as of land or a population). The primary sense is the removal of hair from the body, frequently with ritual or symbolic overtones. |
Morphology HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he shaved it |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1548-11
and he shaved him bald
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative), sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular with 3ms pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem expresses an intensive/causative action—actively causing baldness by shaving. The sequential perfect with prefixed conjunction is rendered "and he," and the 3ms suffix is preserved as "him." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he shaved it
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In context, the object is 'it' (his hair), not 'him bald.' Adjusted from P1 to reflect the correct direct object without adding or removing words. |