SHAVING

The Jews shaved their beards and hair in time of mourning, repentance, or distress, Job 1:20 Jer 48:37, and in certain ceremonial purifications, Le 14:9 Nu 8:7. At other times they wore them long, like other oriental nations—except the Egyptians, who kept their beards shaved, as we learn from Herodotus and from antique monuments. Hence Joseph shaved before he was presented to Pharaoh, Ge 41:14. See BEARD.

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SHAVING. → Forbidden to Nazarites Nu 6:5; Jud 13:5 → Forbidden to priests Eze 44:20 → See BEARD

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Ge 41:14; Le 13:33; Nu 6:9; 8:7; 2Sa 10:4; Job 1:20; Eze 44:20 Ac 21:24

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shaving. Shaving, n. a thin slice pared off, a cutting off

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Shav″ing, n. 1. 1. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
2. 2. That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument. “Shaving of silver.” Chaucer.
Shaving brush, a brush used in lathering the face preparatory to shaving it.