The Hebrew word of the week is the verb karach ("to shear, uproot"), taken from the weekly Torah portion Korach. A derivative of this verb appears in the first verse of the parashah (Numbers 16:1):
Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi ...took (Num 16:1a)
Related Words
Karach is a verb(Strong# 7139; TWOT #2069) that means "to be bald, make bald; to shear or uproot." Some words in the Tanakh that share the root include:
Parashah-Related words:
Other words in parashat Korach that merit study and attention include:
Scripture Passage:
"Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness" (Psalm 95:8)