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Hunchback

Holman Bible Dictionary

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One with a humped (curved or crooked) back. According to the Holiness Code, a hunchback was excluded from priestly service though allowed to eat of the priests' holy food (Leviticus 21:20 ). REB translates the unique Hebrew term, “misshapen brows.”

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Hunchback'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​h/hunchback.html. 1991.
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