The Meaning of Judges 16:22 Explained

Judges 16:22

KJV: Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

YLT: And the hair of his head beginneth to shoot up, when he hath been shaven,

Darby: But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

ASV: Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Howbeit the hair  of his head  began  to grow again  after  he was shaven. 

What does Judges 16:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 16:15-31 - Dying With The Philistines
It may be that the razor has already severed your union with Christ. If we abide not in living union with Him, we are cast out as branches from the vine, and wither. This is bad enough, but it is still worse when we are not aware of it. See Hosea 7:9. Some of our greatest spiritual experiences may be like sunrise or sunset. "There is no speech nor language; their voice is not heard," but the effect, for good or ill, soon shows itself.
We may be blind and captive, yet for us also the hair that was cut may begin to grow again. The old faith and love, the old consecration and surrender, the old power with God and man may come again. Do not turn away from Him, penitent soul, for God is willing to take you back again into the secret of His power. "He hateth putting away," Malachi 2:16; Isaiah 50:1. Out of your sorrowful heart, send up Samson's prayer! But do not ask to be strengthened only this once. God will do it not for once, but for many times, if only you will trust Him absolutely, 2 Kings 13:19. And do not ask to die; believe that life shall again become bright, strong and victorious [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 16

1  Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city
4  Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson
6  Thrice she is deceived
15  At last she overcomes him
21  The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes
22  His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies

What do the individual words in Judges 16:22 mean?

And However began the hair of his head to grow again after it had been shaven -
וַיָּ֧חֶל שְׂעַר־ רֹאשׁ֛וֹ לְצַמֵּ֖חַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר גֻּלָּֽח פ

וַיָּ֧חֶל  And  However  began 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלַל 
Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
שְׂעַר־  the  hair 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׂעָר  
Sense: hair.
רֹאשׁ֛וֹ  of  his  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
לְצַמֵּ֖חַ  to  grow  again 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: צָמַח  
Sense: to sprout, spring up, grow up.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר  after 
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
גֻּלָּֽח  it  had  been  shaven 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּלַח  
Sense: to poll, shave, shave off, be bald.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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