גלח
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
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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.
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Noun edit
גַּלָּח • (galákh) m (plural indefinite גַּלָּחִים) [pattern: קַטָּל]
Verb edit
גִּלֵּחַ • (gilé'akh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)
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Yiddish edit
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Noun edit
גלח • (galekh) m, plural גלחים (galokhem)
- (Christianity) priest (Christian, especially Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox)
- Synonym: פּאָפּ (pop)