118 verses contain “hair” (in the KJV: 95, in the BSB: 101) — showing 1–100
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And the first came out red, all over like an
hairy garment; and they called his name
Esau.
The first one came out red, covered with
hair like a fur coat; so they named him
Esau.
And Jacob said to
Rebekah his mother, Behold,
Esau my brother is a
hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
And he
discerned him not, because his hands were
hairy, as his brother
Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were
hairy like those of his brother
Esau; so he blessed him.
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief
befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray
hairs with sorrow to the grave.
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any
harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray
hair down to
Sheol in sorrow.”
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief
befall him, ye shall bring down my gray
hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Now if you also take this one from me and
harm comes to him, you will bring my gray
hair down to
Sheol in sorrow.’
It shall come to pass, when he
seeth that the
lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray
hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray
hair of your servant our father down to
Sheol in sorrow.
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats hair,
blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skins, brought them.
Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat
hair, ram skins
dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
And all the women whose heart
stirred them up in wisdom
spun goats’
hair.
And all the skilled women whose hearts were
stirred spun the goat
hair.
And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.
He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto
Eleazar and unto
Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither
rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel,
bewail the burning which the LORD hath
kindled.
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons
Eleazar and
Ithamar, “Do not let your
hair become
disheveled and do not
tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be
angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may
mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has
ignited.
And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the
hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of
leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and
pronounce him unclean.
The priest is to examine the
infection on his skin, and if the
hair in the
infection has turned white and the
sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must
pronounce him unclean.
If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the
hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall
isolate the
infected person for seven days.
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
And if, when the priest
seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the
hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall
pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of
leprosy broken out of the
boil.
The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the
hair in it has turned white, the priest shall
pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased
infection that has broken out in the
boil.
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
But when the priest examines it, if there is no white
hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has
faded, the priest shall
isolate him for seven days.
Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the
hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a
leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall
pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of
leprosy.
the priest must examine it. If the
hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must
pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased
infection.
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
But if the priest examines it and there is no white
hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has
faded, the priest shall
isolate him for seven days.
Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin
hair; then the priest shall
pronounce him unclean: it is a dry
scall, even a
leprosy upon the head or
beard.
the priest shall examine the
infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the
hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must
pronounce him unclean; it is a
scaly outbreak, an
infectious disease of the head or
chin.
And if the priest look on the plague of the
scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black
hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the
scall seven days:
But if the priest examines the
scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black
hair in it, the priest shall
isolate the
infected person for seven days.
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the
scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow
hair, and the
scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the
infection, and if the
scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow
hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,
Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the
scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow
hair; he is unclean.
the priest is to examine him, and if the
scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow
hair; the person is unclean.
But if the
scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black
hair grown up therein; the
scall is
healed, he is clean: and the priest shall
pronounce him clean.
If, however, in his sight the
scaly outbreak is unchanged and black
hair has grown in it, then it has
healed. He is clean, and the priest is to
pronounce him clean.
And the man whose
hair is fallen off his head, he is
bald; yet is he clean.
Now if a man loses his
hair and is
bald, he is still clean.
And he that hath his
hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is
forehead bald: yet is he clean.
Or if his
hairline recedes and he is
bald on his
forehead, he is still clean.
And the
leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper
lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
A diseased person must wear
torn clothes and let his
hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
And he that is to be
cleansed shall wash his clothes, and
shave off all his
hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall
tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
The one being
cleansed must wash his clothes,
shave off all his
hair, and
bathe with water; then he will be
ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall
shave all his
hair off his head and his
beard and his eyebrows, even all his
hair he shall
shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
On the seventh day he must
shave off all his
hair—his head, his
beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his
hair. He must wash his clothes and
bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou
mar the corners of thy
beard.
You must not cut off the
hair at the sides of your head or
clip off the edges of your
beard.
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the
anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor
rend his clothes;
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the
anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his
hair hang loose or
tear his garments.
And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of
memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the
curse:
After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her
hair and place in her hands the grain offering of
memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a
curse.
All the days of the
vow of his separation there shall no
razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the
hair of his head grow.
For the entire period of his
vow of separation, no
razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the
hair of his head grow long.
If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of
hair, he must
shave his head on the day of his
cleansing—the seventh day.
And the
Nazarite shall
shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the
hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the
Nazirite is to
shave his consecrated head, take the
hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
And
purify all your
raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’
hair, and all things made of wood.
And
purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s
hair, and every article of wood.”
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the
suckling also with the man of gray
hairs.
Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
So while he
slept,
Delilah took the seven braids of his
hair and
wove them into the web.Then she
tightened it with a pin and called to him, “
Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he
awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the
loom and the web.
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her. There hath not come a
razor upon mine head; for I have been a
Nazarite unto God from my mother’s
womb: if I be
shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My
hair has never been cut, because I have been a
Nazirite to God from my mother’s
womb. If I am
shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
Howbeit the
hair of his head began to grow again after he was
shaven.
However, the
hair of his head began to grow back after it had been
shaved.
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could
sling stones at an
hair breadth, and not miss.
Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could
sling a stone at a
hair without missing.
And the people said unto Saul, Shall
Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God
forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one
hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people
rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
But the people said to Saul, “Must
Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great
deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a
hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this
today.” So the people
rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a
pillow of goats
hair for his
bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
Then Michal took a household
idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat
hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a
pillow of goats’
hair for his
bolster.
And when the messengers entered, there was the
idol in the bed with the
quilt of goats’
hair on its head.
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
“Please,” she replied, “may the king
invoke the LORD your God to prevent the
avenger of blood from increasing the
devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he
vowed, “not a
hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
And when he
polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he
polled it: because the
hair was heavy on him, therefore he
polled it:) he
weighed the
hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.
And when he cut the
hair of his head—he
shaved it every year because his
hair got so heavy—he would
weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.
And Solomon said, If he will
shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an
hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
And they answered him, He was an
hairy man, and
girt with a
girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is
Elijah the Tishbite.
“He was a
hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his
waist.” “It was
Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my
mantle, and
plucked off the
hair of my head and of my
beard, and sat down
astonied.
And I
contended with them, and
cursed them, and
smote certain of them, and
plucked off their
hair, and made them
swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for
yourselves.
I
rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their
hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for
yourselves!
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.
He maketh a path to
shine after him; one would think the deep to be
hoary.
He leaves a
glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white
hair!
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine
iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the
hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For evils without number
surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the
hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the
hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Surely God will
crush the heads of His enemies, the
hairy crowns of those who
persist in guilty ways.
They that
hate me without a cause are more than the
hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies
wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Those who
hate me without cause outnumber the
hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not
steal, I must repay.
The
hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray
hair is the
splendor of the old.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy
hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount
Gilead.
How beautiful you are, my
darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your
veil. Your
hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount
Gilead.
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my
dove, my
undefiled: for my head is filled with
dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are
bushy, and black as a
raven.
His head is purest gold; his
hair is
wavy and black as a
raven.
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy
hair is as a flock of goats that appear from
Gilead.
Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your
hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from
Gilead.
Thine head upon thee is like
Carmel, and the
hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the
galleries.
Your head crowns you like Mount
Carmel, the
hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be
stink; and instead of a
girdle a rent; and instead of well set
hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a
girding of
sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Instead of
fragrance there will be a
stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled
hair,
baldness; instead of fine clothing,
sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
In the same day shall the Lord
shave with a
razor that is
hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the
hair of the feet: and it shall also
consume the
beard.
On that day the Lord will use a
razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to
shave your head and the
hair of your legs, and to remove your
beard as well.
And even to your old age I am he; and even to
hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will
sustain you and deliver you.
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that
plucked off the
hair: I
hid not my face from shame and
spitting.
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who
tore out My
beard. I did not hide My face from
scorn and
spittle.
Cut off thine
hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a
lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and
forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Cut off your
hair and throw it away. Raise up a
lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and
forsaken the generation of His wrath.’
Egypt, and Judah, and
Edom, and the children of
Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are
uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are
uncircumcised in the heart.
Egypt, Judah,
Edom,
Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who
clip the
hair of their temples. For all these nations are
uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is
uncircumcised in heart.”
Dedan, and Tema, and
Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
Dedan, Tema,
Buz, and all who cut the corners of their
hair;
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a
barber’s
razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy
beard: then take thee balances to
weigh, and divide the
hair.
“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a
barber’s
razor, and
shave your head and
beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the
hair.
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and
smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt
scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the
hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and
slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to
scatter a third to the wind. For I will
unleash a sword behind them.
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a
lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the
hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the
idol that provokes jealousy was seated.
I have caused thee to multiply as the
bud of the field, and thou hast increased and
waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine
hair is grown, whereas thou
wast naked and bare.
I made you
thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and
matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your
hair grew, but you were naked and bare.
Neither shall they
shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only
poll their heads.
They must not
shave their heads or let their
hair grow long, but must carefully
trim their
hair.
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the
dew of heaven, till his
hairs were grown like eagles feathers, and his
nails like birds’ claws.
At that moment the sentence against
Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He
ate grass like an ox, and his body was
drenched with the
dew of heaven, until his
hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his
nails like the claws of a bird.
I
beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the
hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the
fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the
hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all
ablaze.
Strangers have
devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not:
yea, gray
hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
Foreigners
consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his
hair is
streaked with gray, but he does not know.
Make thee
bald, and
poll thee for thy delicate children;
enlarge thy
baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be
ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath
prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to
deceive:
And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be
ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a
hairy cloak in order to
deceive.
And the same John had his
raiment of
camel’s
hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
John
wore a garment of
camel’s
hair, with a leather belt around his
waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Neither shalt thou
swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one
hair white or black.
Nor should you
swear by your head, for you cannot make a single
hair white or black.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
And John was clothed with
camel’s
hair, and with a
girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
John was clothed in
camel’s
hair, with a leather belt around his
waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
And stood at his feet behind him
weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did
wipe them with the
hairs of her head, and
kissed his feet, and
anointed them with the
ointment.
As she stood behind Him at His feet
weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and
wipe them with her
hair. Then she
kissed His feet and
anointed them with the
perfume.
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and
wiped them with the
hairs of her head.
And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and
wiped them with her
hair.
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
So for your own preservation, I
urge you to eat something, because not a single
hair of your head will be lost.”
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be
shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be
shorn or
shaven, let her be covered.
If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her
hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her
hair cut or
shaved off, she should cover her head.
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long
hair, it is a shame unto him?
Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
Likewise, I want the women to
adorn themselves with respectable
apparel, with
modesty, and with self-control, not with
braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
