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Strong's #6883 - צָרַעַת
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- leprosy
- in people, malignant skin disease (Le 13:1-14:57)
- in clothing, a mildew or mould (Le 13:47-52)
- in buildings, a mildew or mould (Le 14:34-53)
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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.
a. human disease (as above) ׳נֶגַע צ Leviticus 13:2 8t.; without ׳נ Leviticus 13:8 10t.
b. leprosy in a garment Leviticus 13:47,49,51,52,59 (בֶּגֶד׳תּוֺרַת נֶנַע צ).
c. in house Leviticus 14:34 (׳נֶגַע צ), Leviticus 14:44; house or garment Leviticus 14:55. — Exact meaning of
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c. dubious, perhaps some fungus or mould; see especially Di Dr-Wh Baen.
צָרַעַת f. leprosy (as to the etymology, see the root צָרַע ), both of men (and then white, Exodus 4:6; Numbers 12:10 for the black leprosy is elephantiasis, see שְׁחִין ), Levit. 13:2, seq.; and of houses (prob. a nitrous scab), and of garments (mouldings, spots contracted from being shut up), -Levit. 13:4759 ; -14:3437.