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Leviticus 13:40

And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

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וְאִ֕ישׁveishand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִמָּרֵ֖טyimaretbrightמָרַטverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bright”, an unfinished actionH4803to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpenbright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).רֹאשׁ֑וֹroshvoheadרֹאשׁnoun, 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.קֵרֵ֥חַqerechabaldקֵרֵחַadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bald”, the ordinary formH7142bald (on the back of the head)bald (head).ה֖וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.טָה֥וֹרtahorpureטָהוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “pure”, the ordinary formH2889pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)clean, fair, pure(-ness).הֽוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if a man’s hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And when a man's head [is] polished, he [is] bald, he [is] clean;

World English Bible

“If a man’s hair has fallen from his head, he is bald. He is clean.

Darby Translation

And if a man's hair have fallen off his head, he is bald: he is clean;

Douay-Rheims

The man whose hair falleth off from his head, he is bald and clean:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if any one's head should lose the hair, he is only bald, he is clean.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δέ τινι μαδήσῃ ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ, φαλακρός ἐστι, καθαρός ἐστιν.