→ For the dead
- Head uncovered Le 10:6; 21:10
- Lying on the ground 2Sa 12:16
- Personal appearance neglected 2Sa 14:2
- Cutting the flesh Le 19:28; 21:1-5; De 14:1; Jer 16:6,7; 41:5
- Lamentations Ge 50:10; Ex 12:30; 1Sa 30:4; Jer 22:18; Mt 2:17,18
- Fasting 1Sa 31:13; 2Sa 1:12; 3:35
→ Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kin Le 21:1-11
→ For Nadab and Abihu forbidden Le 10:6
→ Sexes separated in Zec 12:12,14
→ Hired mourners 2Ch 35:25; Ec 12:5; Jer 9:17; Mt 9:23
→ Abraham mourned for Sarah Ge 23:2
→ The Egyptians mourned for Jacob for seventy days Ge 50:1-3
→ The Israelites mourned for Aaron for thirty days Nu 20:29
→ David's lamentations over
- The death of Saul and his sons 2Sa 1:17-27
- The death of Abner 2Sa 3:33,34
- The death of Absalom 2Sa 18:33
→ Jeremiah and the singing men and singing women lament for Josiah 2Ch 35:25
→ For calamities and other sorrows
- Ripping the garments Ge 37:29,34; 44:13; Nu 14:6; Jud 11:35; 2Sa 1:2,11; 3:31; 13:19,31; 15:32; 2Ki 2:12; 5:8; 6:30; 11:14; 19:1; 22:11,19; Ezr 9:3,5; Job 1:20; 2:12; Isa 37:1; Jer 41:5; Mt 26:65; Ac 14:14
→ Wearing mourning clothes Ge 38:14; 2Sa 14:2
→ See SACKCLOTH
→ Cutting or plucking off the hair and beard Ezr 9:3; Jer 7:29
→ See BALDNESS
→ Covering
- The head and the face 2Sa 15:30; 19:4; Es 6:12; Jer 14:3,4
- The upper lip Le 13:45; Eze 24:17,22; Mic 3:7
→ Laying aside ornaments Ex 33:4,6
→ Walking barefoot 2Sa 15:30; Isa 20:2
→ Laying the hand on the head 2Sa 13:19; Jer 2:37
→ Ashes put on the head Eze 27:30
→ Dust on the head Jos 7:6
→ Dressing in black Jer 14:2
→ Sitting on the ground Isa 3:26
→ Caused ceremonial defilement Nu 19:11-16; 31:19; Le 21:1
→ Prevented offerings from being accepted De 26:14; Ho 9:4
→ See ELEGY