Lexical Definition

‎צָרַעַת‎ tsâraʻath (tsaw-rah'-ath) leprosy ^H:N-F
from ‎צָרַע‎

leprosy.

• leprosy

1) leprosy
1a) in people, malignant skin disease (Le 13:1-14:57)
1b) in clothing, a mildew or mould (Le 13:47-52)
1c) in buildings, a mildew or mould (Le 14:34-53)

See Greek: λέπρα

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צָרַ֫עַת‎₃₅ noun feminine leprosy; — absolute ‎׳‎‎צ‎ Deut 24:3 +, ‎צָרָ֑עַת‎ Lev 13:2 +; construct ‎צָרַ֫עַת‎ 2Kgs 5:27 +; suffix ‎צָרַעְתּוֺ‎ 2Kgs 5:3; 2Kgs 5:6; 2Kgs 5:7 — leprosy 2Kgs 5:3; 2Kgs 5:6; 2Kgs 5:7; 2Kgs 5:27; 2Chr 26:19 elsewhere only in laws: ‎׳‎‎נֶגַע צ‎ Deut 24:8, and Lev 13:14 (P; 29 t.): ‎׳‎‎תּוֺרַת הַצ‎ Lev 14:57 specific of
a. human disease (as above) ‎׳‎‎נֶגַע צ‎ Lev 13:2 + 8 t.; without ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Lev 13:8 + 10 t.
b. leprosy in a garment Lev 13:47; Lev 13:49; Lev 13:51; Lev 13:52; Lev 13:59 (‎בֶּגֶד‎ ‎׳‎‎תּוֺרַת נֶנַע צ‎).
c. in house Lev 14:34 (‎׳‎‎נֶגַע צ‎), vLev 14:44 house or garment vLev 14:55. — Exact meaning of
b. and
c. dubious, perhaps some fungus or mould; see especially Di Dr-Wh Baen.

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