ξυράω
xuraō
to shave
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Greek word ξυράω (xuraō) means "to shave". This verb falls under the semantic domain of Body & Health, suggesting that it is primarily used in contexts related to physical appearance or bodily modifications. The three occurrences of ξυράω in the Bible indicate a narrow scope of usage, suggesting that its meaning is relatively specialized. Without additional context, it's difficult to say exactly when or why someone might shave in the context of the Bible. However, one can infer that the act of shaving holds particular significance for whoever or whatever is being described.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
1 Corinthians 11:5But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.
1 Corinthians 11:6For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered.