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Strong's #6879 - צָרַע
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1) to be diseased of skin, be leprous
1a) (Qal) to be a leper
1b) (Pual) to have leprosy
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2691) ory (תסראה TsRAh) AC: Infect CO: Welt AB: ?: An infection of the skin, usually leprosy, that causes welts. Also an infection of mildew or mold, as welts, on clothing or a building.
V) ory (תסראה TsRAh) - Infect: To be infected with leprosy, mildew or mold. KJV (20): (vf: Paal, Pual) leper, leprous - Strongs: H6879 (צָרַע)
Nf2) tory (תסראהת TsRAhT) - Infection: An infection of the skin, cloth or a building. KJV (35): leprosy - Strongs: H6883 (צָרַעַת)
ef1) eoiy (תסיראהה TsYRAhH) - Hornet: From the welt when stung. KJV (3): hornet - Strongs: H6880 (צִרְעָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Participle passive אִישׁצָרוּעַ Leviticus 13:44; elsewhere as substantive, = leper, Leviticus 13:45; Leviticus 14:3; Numbers 5:2 (all P), Leviticus 22:4 (H).
Pu`al Participle מְצֹרָע 2 Samuel 3:29 +, מְצוֺרָע 2 Chronicles 26:20; plural מְצֹרָעִים 2 Kings 7:3,8; feminine מְצֹרַ֫עַת Exodus 4:6 +, מְצֹרָ֑עַת Numbers 12:10; — leprous, of hand Exodus 4:6 (J), of person Numbers 12:10 (twice in verse) (E), 2 Kings 5:27; 2 Chronicles 26:20; אֲנָשִׁים מְצֹרָעִים 2 Kings 7:3; as substantive = leper 2 Samuel 3:29; 2 Kings 5:1,11; 2 Kings 7:8; 2 Kings 15:5 2 Chronicles 26:21a, 2 Chronicles 26:21b, 2 Chronicles 26:23; תּוֺרַת הַמְּצֹרָע Leviticus 14:2.
צָרַע Arabic صَرَعَ to strike down, whence صَرِيعُ a scourge; hence applied to diseases, as صَرْعُ epilepsy, prop. prostration. Hence is formed part. pass. צָרוּעַ Levit. 13:44 22:4 and part. Pual מְצֹרָע 2 Kings 5:1, 27 2 Kings 5:27, 15:5 a leper, pr. one stricken (by God), one smitten; inasmuch as the plague of leprosy was regarded as being sent by God [as of course it really was], comp. the verbs נָגַע, נֶגַע, נָכָה, Arabic ضرب. But since there is such an affinity between the letters צ and ג (see last remark under letter, p. 698 ) I prefer regarding the leprosy, to be so called from the idea of scabbiness; so that צָרַע would be the same as גָּרַע which see.
Hence צָרַצַת, and
