The Meaning of Ezekiel 44:20 Explained

Ezekiel 44:20

KJV: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

YLT: And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.

Darby: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads.

ASV: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Neither shall they shave  their heads,  nor suffer their locks  to grow long;  they shall only  poll  their heads. 

What does Ezekiel 44:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 44

1  The east gate assigned only to the prince
4  The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary
9  Idolaters incapable of the priests office
15  The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto
17  Ordinances for the priests

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 44:20 mean?

And their heads neither they shall shave and their hair nor let grow long but they shall keep well trimmed - their hair
וְרֹאשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֔חוּ וּפֶ֖רַע לֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ כָּס֥וֹם יִכְסְמ֖וּ אֶת־ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם

וְרֹאשָׁם֙  And  their  heads 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
לֹ֣א  neither 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יְגַלֵּ֔חוּ  they  shall  shave 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: גָּלַח  
Sense: to poll, shave, shave off, be bald.
וּפֶ֖רַע  and  their  hair 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּרַע  
Sense: hair, long hair (of head), locks.
לֹ֣א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ  let  grow  long 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יִכְסְמ֖וּ  they  shall  keep  well  trimmed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּסַם  
Sense: (Qal) to cut, clip, trim, shear.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם  their  hair 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.

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