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ק־ע־ק־ע (q-ʿ-q-ʿ)

Noun

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קַעֲקַע (ka'akam

  1. tattoo
    • Tanach, Leviticus 19:28, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְשֶׂ֣רֶט לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וּכְתֹ֣בֶת קַֽעֲקַ֔ע לֹ֥א תִתְּנ֖וּ בָּכֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֹֽה:
      Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

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Verb

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קִעְקֵעַ (transliteration needed) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart קֻעְקַע)

  1. to tattoo
  2. to destroy, to ruin
  3. to undermine

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קֻעְקַע (transliteration needed) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction, active counterpart קִעְקֵעַ)

  1. to be tattooed
  2. to be destroyed or demolished, to be ruined
  3. to be undermined

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