Judges 16:22

However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator addresses the reader at the moment Samson lies bound in Gaza after his eyes are gouged out, immediately before the Philistine lords gather to sacrifice to Dagon.

The words — וַיָּחֶל (va.ya.chel) translates as “it began,” paired with לְצַמֵּחַ (le.tsa.me.ach) meaning “to grow back,” describing the physical regrowth of his shaved hair.

The thread — This quiet renewal parallels the scriptural pattern of God’s unbroken presence in distress found in Leviticus 26:44, Psalms 106:44, and Psalms 107:13.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that hidden restoration often precedes public deliverance, requiring the reader to observe divine action before human circumstances change.

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The Hebrew words

וַיָּ֧חֶלva/i.Ya.cheland/ it began שְׂעַר־se.'ar-[the] hair of רֹאשׁ֛וֹro.Sh/ohead/ his לְצַמֵּ֖חַle./tza.Me.achto/ grow back כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka./'a.Sher<just>/ when גֻּלָּֽח׃ פgu.Lachit had been shaved

King James Version

Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Cross-references

Leviticus 26:44 Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.
Psalms 106:44 Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
Psalms 107:13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Deuteronomy 32:36 For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.