UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: צרע

Sense 1: skin disease, mildew

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Body (019); Health and Sickness (076)

Definition: = a condition that affects the skin or surface, which probably covers diseases such as psoriasis, favus, leucoderma, but also mildew on cloth and walls; ► a person who suffers from this disease is considered ritually unclean, and therefore unable to participate in worship; clothes and buildings that are affected by it are unclean as well; ≈ regarded as infectious, and seen as a curse and a punishment from God

LEV 13:2: RV LEV 13:2 · LV LEV 13:2 · Read together LEV 13:2

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OET-RV LEV 13:2

2 If someone discovers a raised area on their skin, or a scab or a bright spot, and it seems like an infectious skin disease, then that person should be taken to a priest (Aharon or one of his sons),

OET-LV LEV 13:2

2 Anyone if/because it _will _be on_the _skin _of his _flesh _of_his a _swelling or flaking _skin or a _bright _spot and_it _was on_the _skin _of his _flesh _of_his (into)_a_plague _of a _serious _skin _disease and_he _will _be _brought to ʼAhₐron the_priest/officer or to one of_sons _of_his the_priests.

LEV 13:3: RV LEV 13:3 · LV LEV 13:3 · Read together LEV 13:3

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OET-RV LEV 13:3

3 and the priest must examine their skin. If the hair in the infected spot has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper under the skin, then it’s confirmed as an infectious skin disease and so the priest must pronounce the person as ‘unclean’.

OET-LV LEV 13:3

3 And_ the_priest/officer _he _will _see DOM the_plague on_the _skin _of the _flesh and_the_hair in_plague it _has _turned white and_appearance of_the _plague is_deep more_than _the _skin _of his _flesh _of_his is_a _plague _of a _serious _skin _disease it and_he_will _see _it the_priest/officer and_he _will _declare _unclean DOM_him/it.

All 33 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: RV DEU 24:8 · LV DEU 24:8 · Read together DEU 24:8

KI2: RV KI2 5:3 · RV KI2 5:6–7 · RV KI2 5:27 · LV KI2 5:3 · LV KI2 5:6–7 · LV KI2 5:27 · Read together KI2 5:3 · Read together KI2 5:6–7 · Read together KI2 5:27

CH2: RV CH2 26:19 · LV CH2 26:19 · Read together CH2 26:19

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צָרַעַת

Form 1

Sense 1: skin disease, mildew