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bald

Meaning of “bald”

Destitute of hair, especially on the head; in 'bald locust,' part of the established creature name.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences11 verses5 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 11:22

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Leviticus 11:22
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:22 · retained source text

Euen these of them ye may eate: the Locust, after his kinde, and the Bald-locust after his kinde, and the Beetle after his kinde, and the Grassehopper after his kinde.

Leviticus 13:40
And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:40 · retained source text

And the man whose haire is fallen off his head, he is bald: yet is hee cleane.

1611 marginal noteHebr. head is pilled.

Leviticus 13:42
And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:42 · retained source text

And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead a white reddish sore, it is a leprosie sprung vp in his bald-head, or his bald forehead.

Leviticus 13:43
Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:43 · retained source text

Then the Priest shall looke vpon it: and beholde, if the rising of the sore bee white reddish in his balde head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosie appeareth in the skinne of the flesh,

2 Kings 2:23
¶ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 2:23 · retained source text

¶ And he went vp from thence vnto Bethel: and as hee was going vp by the way, there came foorth little children out of the citie, and mocked him, and said vnto him, Goe vp thou bald head, Goe vp thou bald head.

Jeremiah 16:6
Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 16:6 · retained source text

Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselues, nor make themselues balde for them.

Jeremiah 48:37
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:37 · retained source text

For euery head shall be bald, and euery beard clipt: vpon all the hands shall be cuttings, and vpon the loines sackcloth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. diminished.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 15.2,3.

Ezekiel 27:31
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:31 · retained source text

And they shall make themselues vtterly balde for thee, and girde them with sackecloth, and they shall weepe for thee with bitternesse of heart and bitter wailing.

Ezekiel 29:18
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 29:18 · retained source text

Sonne of man, Nebuchad-rezzar king of Babylon caused his armie to serue a great seruice against Tyrus: euery head was made balde, and euery shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his armie for Tyrus, for the seruice that he had serued against it.

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Destitute of hair, especially on the top and back of the head; destitute of the natural covering.

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