גלח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ל־ח (g-l-kh)

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]

1. Christian priest
2. buzz cut

Verb

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

1. defective spelling of גילח

References

• H1548 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גַּלָּח (galákh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɫəχ/

Noun

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

1. (Christianity) priest (Christian, especially Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox)

   Synonym: פּאָפּ (pop)