Men's Hairstyles and Grooming

Appearance of the Head

The laws concerning men's grooming vary for the sons of Israel as oppose to the sons of Aaron the Priest. The house of Israel and the Levites are commanded not to round the corners of their heads, so they may not make the sides of their heads bald alone to encircle it. {Lev 19:27}

Lev 19:27

Ye shall not round H5362 the corners H6285 of your heads, ......

Definition:

H5362
נקף
A primitive root; to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, that is, surround or circulate: - compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.

H6285
פאה
Feminine of H6311; properly mouth in a figurative sense, that is, direction, region, extremity: - corner, end, quarter, side.

The law does not restrict the sons of Israel and the Levites from shaving their entire heads bald, even as Jacob and Absolom did but it is just unlawful to cut down the sides of the head bald to encircle it like the fades, mohawks and flat tops do. They can still get line ups, tape ups, or edge ups because that's not rounding the sides or ends of their head when they straighten the hairline with the razor or edgers. They can also wear their hair naturally like a low cut, afro and locks without balding the sides. The scriptures show the different hair styles for the sons of Israel and Levites.

1. Dread locks

Judges 16:13

And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks H4253 of my head with the web.

Definition:

H4253

מחלפה

from H2498; braid, lock, plait, a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other):— lock.

The word locks is used in this verse to show that is the proper context of the word use in this verse. Whereas plait is used in verses like 1 Peter 3:3.

2. Afro, Low cuts and Even all arounds

Jasher 44:20

..And she said unto him how very beautiful is the hair of thy head, behold the golden comb which is in the house, take it I pray thee and curl the hair of thy head.

The woman Zelicah of Memphis being an Egyptian was not aware of our laws and advised Joseph to curl his hair like a woman which is unlawful to do being an effeminate hairstyle, which Joseph did not consent to do seeing he had an afro.

Definition:

H8181

שער שער

from H8175 in the sense of dishevelling; hair (as if tossed or bristling): - hair (-y), X rough.

3 Bald heads.

Jasher 54:107

[107] And Jacob rose up and put on the garments which Joseph had sent him, and after he had washed, and shaved his hair, he put upon his head the turban which Joseph had sent him.

Definition:

shave: (of a man) cut the hair with a razor; an act of shaving hair from the face or part of the body.

II Sam 14:26

[26] And when he polled H1548 his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

Definition:

H1548
גלח
A primitive root; properly to be bald, that is, (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste: - poll, shave (off)

The laws for the Children of Ahayah

None of the Children of Ahayah, regardless of nation, may make any baldness on their eyebrows for the dead. {Deut 14:1} It is not unlawful to line one's eyebrows or design it, but the eyebrows cannot be made bald completely according to the law except in the case of performing the ordinances of cleansing a leper:

Deuteronomy 14:1

Ye are the children of Ahayah your Alahayim: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Definition:

H7144 (Strong)

From H7139; baldness:

- bald (-ness), X utterly.

Leviticus 14:9

But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off, and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

Designing and lining the eyebrows for grooming is lawful. Duet 14:1 is in regards to balding the eyebrows completely as oppose to lining or designing the eyebrows for grooming as the definition of baldness in H7144 says "baldness" and "utterly" as definitions to help us understand this law in Duet 14:1 is in regards to making the eyebrows completely bald, that’s against the law unless it’s for cleansing of a leper but not when it pertains to designing the eyebrows for grooming which is lawful. Be sure not to bald the eyebrows completely to draw eyebrows for grooming as well because the practice of balding the eyebrows completely is a practice for the dead according to the law, so be sure not to bald your eyebrows completely for any reason aside from the cleansing requirements for leprosy. This practice of making baldness between one's eyes was not the original mourning and burial custom for the dead. The ancient burial rites did not include making baldness between one's eyes, printing marks upon you, or cutting one's flesh. {Apoc Mos 40:1-3;43:1-4; Jasher 24:15; Genesis 50:10; Ecclesiasticus 22:12; 38:16-17}

The laws for the Priest's head grooming

The laws for the Priests (the sons of Aaron) are different than the laws for the Levites and the rest of the tribes of Israel. According to the law, the sons of Aaron may not make baldness nor shave their heads, so they can trim their hair and shape their heads up for neatness with clippers that do not make baldness upon their heads or hairlines. They may not shave their heads with any instrument to make baldness upon their heads or hairlines at all in respect of the law:

Lev 21:1

And Ahayah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, ...:

Lev 21:5

They shall not make baldness upon their head, .....

Ezekiel 44:20

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll H3697 their heads.

Definition:

H3697
כסם
A primitive root; to shear: - X only, poll

poll: to clip; to cut off the ends; to cut off hair or wool; to shear; to mow; to crop.

The law shows the sons of Aaron cannot let their locs grow long if they lock their hair up and they may only clip their locks or hair not shaving it in anyway so that no baldness may be made on their heads. They shall not round the corners of their heads with Mohawks, fades, temp fades, or flat tops either.

Lev 19:27

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, ......

Edification on Line ups/Edge ups/ Tape ups & Bald heads

A shape up/line up/edge up/tape up is literally the removal (shaving) of the hair by razor, clippers that can make baldness, or edgers to bald the area in order to make edges of the hair line appear sharp and straight. This is not a transgression of the law for the sons of Israel and the Levites, but the Priests were commanded not to make any baldness on their heads, {Lev 21:5} and they may only poll their heads {Eze 44:20} so shape ups/ line ups/edge ups/tape ups with instruments that make baldness and complete bald heads are a transgression for the Priests the sons of Aaron though they can trim their hair and get shape ups with clippers that do not make baldness upon their heads.

Men’s Hair Length

The only instance where men may let their hair grow long is if their hair is lock it up in dreads or locks. Otherwise, they cannot just let their natural hair grow long and free. This is shown by the fact that a nazarite must let the locks of his hair grow after he locked it up in respect of his vow:

Numbers 6:5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto Ahayah, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

It says "the locks of his hair" as he didn’t just grow his hair and leave it loose, but locked it up. So a man can let his locs or dreads grow long. The testimonies show it has to be locked up as Samson’s hair was in locks.

Judges 16:13

... And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks H4253 of my head with the web.

So a man can let the locks of his hair grow long, but it has to be locked up or dreaded to do so. It can’t be long hanging lose like a woman’s hair. That would be a shame unto a man to have long hair like a woman.

1 Corinthians 11:14

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

It would be a shame for a man to have long hair if it’s not his long locs or dreads. Yet for a woman it’s not a shame, as it is for a woman to have natural long veiling hair that’s not locked up if she chooses not to braid or lock it up.

1 Corinthians 11:15

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

A woman’s hair naturally grows longer than men’s and when it gets long the flowing hair veils them naturally as it grows long since it’s given her for a covering and a sign to know she ought to cover her head. The scriptures also show the difference in a woman’s long hair, as opposed to a man’s, in that she has naturally flowing hair:

Song of Solomon 4:1

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks:H6777 thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

We see here the word for locks is different when in regards to a woman H6777 as in regards to a man H4253.

Definition:

H6777

צמה

1) veil, women's veil

From an unused root meaning to fasten on; a veil: - locks.

Goats hair lays down like a veil. The woman’s hair lays like goats hair veiling her when she wears her hair loose or in plaits/braids. Now let’s look at the man’s hair:

Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

The man’s hair is bushy as when one has locs or dreads and lets them grow, they get bushy and don’t lay down as a veil like goats hair but are thick and bushy more akin to sheep’s wool. Hopefully this helps understand a man may let his locs grow long, but it’s a shame to him to let his hair grow long if it’s not locked up. When it comes to locs for men, the only people who are not permitted to let their locs grow long are the sons of Aaron because they are required to poll their heads.

Ezekiel 44:15

But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Ahayah:

Ezekiel 44:20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

Levites on the other hand, can let their locks grow long as Samuel never put a razor to his head. So men, excluding sons of Aaron, may grow their locks long while the sons of Aaron have to keep their locks at a certain length. So men may have low cuts, afros, but if they let their hair grow long, it must grow long in locks or in dreads.

Appearance of Facial Hair

Edification on Mustaches.

It is lawful for the Israelites, including the Priests, to shave, trim, or line up their mustache because there is no law prohibiting the grooming of one's mustache. The laws pertaining to facial hair in Leviticus 19:27 and 21:5 use word H2206 זקן which means beard, chin because it actually pertains to the beard. On the other hand H8222 שפם means moustache, beard (as a lip piece), upper lip, beard because it actually pertains to the mustache and there are no laws concerning the mustache.

Definitions:

H2206

זקן

BDB Definition: from 2204; the beard, chin. Strong's: beard (as indicating age):— beard.

H8222

שפם

BDB Definition: from 8193; moustache. Strong's: the beard (as a lip-piece):— beard, (upper) lip.

The priests, the sons of Aaron, must be mindful not to cut oneself, which will be a transgression of the law since " ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh. {Lev 21:5} The use of trimmers or clippers can aid in this matter.

Edification on Beards

It is lawful for the Israelites, including the Priests, to trim their beard. An example is in II Sam 19:24 which shows that the Hebrews were trimming their beards lawfully of old time.

2 Samuel 19:24

24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard,H8222 nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

trim: make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

The laws concerning Beards

There are variations in the law concerning grooming of the beards for the Israelites and the priests respectively.
Israelites and Levites: It is lawful for the Israelites, including the Levites, to line up and trim their beards.{Lev 19:27} It is unlawful to make it completely bald on the sides or ends to mar it. It's not lawful to have a clean shaven face, nor a goatee with shaven sides, nor just the sides of the beard with a shaved chin. These different styles will cause them to mar, that is to destroy, the corners of their beards which is against the law.

Leviticus 19:27

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar (H7843) the corners of thy beard.

Definitions:

H7843

שׁחת

Original Strong's Definition: A primitive root; to decay, that is, (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively): - batter, cast off, corrupt (-er, thing), destroy (-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, X utterly, waste (-r).

the Sons of Aaron:

Lev 21:5

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off H1548 the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh

Definition:

H1548
גלח
A primitive root; properly to be bald, that is, (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste: - poll, shave (off).

According to the law, the sons of Aaron may not shave off the corner of their beards so they can trim their beards and shape them up with clippers that do not make baldness upon their beards. They may not shave any part of their beards with any instrument that can cause baldness such as razors. They may however shave their mustache with any shaving instrument as there is no law restricting the shaving of the mustache.

The House of Israel are called by name to keep the whole law, hence we are obligated to do these things.

2Ch 33:8

Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

Mal 4:4

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

The Gentiles are commanded to keep the commands of Noah

Gad the Seer Chapter Nine

1.And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers unto David saying

2.“I know that AHAYAH thy Alahayim is the Alahayim, and now deal kindly and truly with me and teach me the Law of thy Alahayim, for I will worship Him all my life.”

3.And the messengers came to David with an offering in their hands for AHAYAH and for David. And they told him the words of Hiram and presented him with the offering.

4.And David said in reply to Hiram:

5.“Go and say to my brother, to Hiram, ‘Thus said David your brother: 'Be afraid of AHAYAH, creator of heaven and fire, the sea and the earth, the wet the dry the heat and the cold, the mineral the vegetation the living and the speaking

6.the spheres the Pleiades and Orion, the Sun and the Moon, the substantial and the spiritual, the wandering stars, the senses and everything.

7.All these were created and made without a blemish by Ala Shodaye; his name is AHAYAH.

8.And if thou do this, observing the commandments that were ordered to the children of Noah, thy father,{Jubilee 7:20} then good will be yours all thy days.

Jubilees 7:20

Noah began to enjoin to his sons to observe righteousness, to cover the shame of their flesh, and to bless their Creator, and honor father and mother, and love their neighbor, and guard their soul from fornication and all iniquity.

The Apostles also gave the Gentiles admonitions as well:

Act 15:18

Known unto Alahayim are all his works from the beginning of the world.

Act 15:19

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to Alahayim:

Act 15:21

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

The Gentiles understood these laws having Moses read every sabbath:

Act 15:28

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

Act 15:29

That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

These laws are for us all because it will be our righteousness if we observe to do all these commandments before Ahayah Alahayim.

Deu 6:25

And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before Ahayah our Alahayim, as he hath commanded us.

These are prophetic times of preparation for the kingdom because all nations will be joined together in the law, statutes, and judgments in the reign of Christ

Gad the seer chapter 2

12.for everyone will join you in the covenant in the Law, testimonies, statutes, and ordinances.

13.And you and they shall have one Alahayim, one covenant, one law, one language, for all shall speak in the Jews’ language, the holy language.