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# scalp

«scalp» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the skin on the top and back of your head, where your…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a scalp, scalps); verb (scalp, scalps, scalped — to cut the scalp off; also to resell tickets, US)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The scalp is the skin on the top and back of your head, where your hair grows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#m1)

2) In old stories, a scalp was the hair and skin taken from a defeated enemy as a trophy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The skin and hair of the head. The psalm speaks of the "hairy scalp" of the wicked as a picture of proud enemies. Interpretation: Commentators read the verse as God defeating the proud and stubborn who keep on in their guilt. In the primary lessons: Health and hygiene: wash your hair to keep the scalp clean; head lice live on the scalp; dandruff is flakes of dry scalp skin; protect your scalp from sunburn with a hat. Science (the body): hair grows from roots in the scalp. Phrases: itchy scalp, dry scalp, scalp massage.

### examples

- Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness. (Writings PSA.68.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x1)
- Head lice lay their eggs close to the scalp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x2)
- My scalp feels itchy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x3)
- Wear a hat so your scalp doesn't get sunburnt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x4)
- Rub the shampoo into your scalp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x5)
- Dandruff comes from a dry scalp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x6)
- The hairdresser gave me a scalp massage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x7)
- In the van, on all fours, is Great Big Little Panther, a brave of so many scalps that in his present position they somewhat impede his progress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/#x8)

### note

Countable: a scalp, scalps. «Scalp» is the skin, «hair» grows from it. Myth: washing hair does not stop head lice — lice like clean hair too; a special comb is used to remove them.

### In the corpora

- [Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1112/)
- [Pulling hair really hurts, and the scalp can stay sore for days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/380-maddie-and-chloes-plaits/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scalp» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scalp/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.