גלח

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ג־ל־ח (g-l-ḥ)

From the root ג־ל־ח (related to shaving). The priest sense comes from the historic Christian practice of tonsure.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

גַּלָּח (galákhm (plural indefinite גַּלָּחִים) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. Christian priest
  2. buzz cut

Verb[edit]

גִּלֵּחַ (gilé'akh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גילח

References[edit]

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew גַּלָּח (galákh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

גלח (galekhm, plural גלחים (galokhem)

  1. (Christianity) priest (Christian, especially Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox)
    Synonym: פּאָפּ (pop)