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וַיָּ֧חֶלvayacheland beginחָלַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and begin”, the next action in the storyH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…שְׂעַרsearhairשֵׂעָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)hair(-y), [idiom] rough.רֹאשׁ֛וֹroshvoheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.לְצַמֵּ֖חַletsamechato bearצָמַחpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to bear”, the to-form of the verbH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…גֻּלָּֽחgulachshaveגָּלַחverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shave”, a completed actionH1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay wastepoll, shave (off).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the hair of his head beginneth to shoot up, when he hath been shaven,
World English Bible
However, the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.
Darby Translation
But the hair of his head began to grow after he was shaved.
Douay-Rheims
And now his hair began to grow again.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And the hair of his head began to grow as before it was shaven.
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