The Meaning of Leviticus 19:27 Explained

Leviticus 19:27

KJV: Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

YLT: 'Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard.

Darby: ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.

ASV: Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ye shall not round  the corners  of your heads,  neither shalt thou mar  the corners  of thy beard. 

What does Leviticus 19:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:27 mean?

Not You shall shave around the sides of your head nor shall you disfigure - the edges of your beard
לֹ֣א תַקִּ֔פוּ פְּאַ֖ת רֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁחִ֔ית אֵ֖ת פְּאַ֥ת זְקָנֶֽךָ

תַקִּ֔פוּ  You  shall  shave  around 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: נָקַף 
Sense: to strike, strike off.
פְּאַ֖ת  the  sides 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
רֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם  of  your  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וְלֹ֣א  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תַשְׁחִ֔ית  shall  you  disfigure 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁחַת  
Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay.
אֵ֖ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
פְּאַ֥ת  the  edges 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
זְקָנֶֽךָ  of  your  beard 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: זָקָן  
Sense: beard, chin.