Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ג־ל־ח (g-l-kh)

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

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

  1. Christian priest
  2. buzz cut

Verb

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גִּלֵּחַ (gilé'akh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גילח

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew גַּלָּח (galákh).

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Noun

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גלח (galekhm, plural גלחים (galokhem)

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