To suffer from a skin disease, to be affected by mildew

H6879
Hebrew
UBS
צָרַע
tsâraʻtsaw-rah'
Verb

Definition

= state in which humans suffer from a condition that affects the skin, which probably covers diseases such as psoriasis, favus, leucoderma; ► a person who suffers from this disease is considered ritually unclean, and therefore unable to participate in worship; ≈ regarded as infectious, and seen as a curse and a punishment from God

Semantic Domains

Impact

Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Translations

leper, leprous

Occurrences18
Frequency Rank#1513

Verse Usage

This word appears 18 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.