וַיָּ֧חֶל שְׂעַר־רֹאשֹׁ֛ו לְצַמֵּ֖חַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר גֻּלָּֽח׃ פ
And the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
Morphology
- וַיָּ֧חֶל (vayyakhel) – Root: חלל (ḥalal); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he began”; Notes: Refers to the regrowth process of Shimshon’s hair.
- שְׂעַר־רֹאשֹׁ֛ו (seʿar-rosho) – Root: שער (seʿar) + ראש (rosh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “the hair of his head”; Notes: Specifies the hair regrowing.
- לְצַמֵּ֖חַ (le-tsammeaḥ) – Root: צמח (tsamaḥ); Form: Piel infinitive construct; Translation: “to grow”; Notes: Describes the action of the hair coming back.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as”; Notes: Introduces the comparison.
- גֻּלָּֽח׃ (gullach) – Root: גלח (galaḥ); Form: Pual perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “it had been shaved”; Notes: Refers to the earlier shaving of Shimshon’s hair.