HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1532
גַּלָּב
gal.lav — barber
barber
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Barber
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G8079
κουρεύς
koureus — a barber
a barber, hair-cutter , Lat. tonsor, [5th/4th c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina, etc. (ML)
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Found only once, in Ezek. 5:1, where reference is made to the Jewish custom of shaving the head as a sign of mourning. The Nazarites were untouched by the razor from their birth (Num. 6:5). Comp. Judg. 16:19.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.