Word Study · Strong's H6883 · Hebrew
צָרַעַת
tsaraath
tsaw-rah'-ath
Strong's 1890 spelling: tsâraʻath
“leprosy”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
leprosy
Rendered in the KJV as
leprosy.
- 35occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 35 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- צָרַ֖עַת5
- הַצָּרַ֖עַת3
- צָרַ֥עַת3
- צָרָ֑עַת3
- הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙2
- מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃2
- צָרַ֔עַת2
- צָרַ֨עַת2
- צָרַ֧עַת2
- צָרַ֤עַת2
- הַצָּרַ֗עַת1
- הַצָּרַ֛עַת1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- the serious skin disease8
- a serious skin disease7
- [is] a serious skin disease5
- [is] a serious disease3
- a serious disease3
- from skin disease his3
- [is] a serious skin disease of1
- [the] serious disease of1
- a serious skin disease of1
- and [the] skin disease of1
- and the skin disease1
- and to [the] serious disease of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · feminine singular18
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular8
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 18
- HTd/Ncfsa · 8
- HNcfsc · 3
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 3
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/R/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1
All 35, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus29 occurrences
- Leviticus 13:2צָרָ֑עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singular“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that could become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.here: a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:3צָרַ֖עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularThe priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.here: a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:8צָרַ֥עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularThe priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; he has a skin disease.here: [is] a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:9צָרַ֔עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularWhen anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.here: a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:11צָרַ֨עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularit is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.here: [is] a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:12הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙hatzaraatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,here: the serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:12הַצָּרַ֗עַתhatzaraatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,here: the serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:13הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙hatzaraatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthe priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.here: the serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:15צָרַ֥עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularWhen the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.here: [is] a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:20צָרַ֥עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularThe priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.here: a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:25צָרַ֣עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularthe priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.here: [is] a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:25צָרַ֖עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularthe priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.here: a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:27צָרַ֖עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularOn the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.here: a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:30צָרַ֧עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.here: [is] a serious skin disease of
- Leviticus 13:42צָרַ֤עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularBut if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.here: [is] a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 13:43צָרַ֖עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,here: a serious skin disease of
- Leviticus 13:47צָרָ֑עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularIf any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,here: a serious disease
- Leviticus 13:49צָרַ֖עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularand if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.here: a serious disease
- Leviticus 13:51צָרַ֧עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularOn the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.here: [is] a serious disease
- Leviticus 13:52צָרַ֤עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularHe is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.here: [is] a serious disease
- Leviticus 13:59צָרַ֜עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”here: [the] serious disease of
- Leviticus 14:3הַצָּרַ֖עַתhatzaraatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed,here: the serious skin disease
- Leviticus 14:7הַצָּרַ֖עַתhatzaraatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSeven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.here: the serious skin disease
- Leviticus 14:32צָרָ֑עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularThis is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”here: a serious skin disease
- Leviticus 14:34צָרַ֔עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singular“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,here: a serious disease
- Leviticus 14:44צָרַ֨עַתtzaraatnoun · feminine singularthe priest must come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.here: [is] a serious disease
- Leviticus 14:54הַצָּרַ֖עַתhatzaraatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThis is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,here: the serious skin disease
- Leviticus 14:55וּלְצָרַ֥עַתuletzaraatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)for mildew in clothing or in a house,here: and to [the] serious disease of
- Leviticus 14:57הַצָּרָֽעַת׃ סhatzaraatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularto determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.”here: the serious skin disease
2 Kings4 occurrences
- 2 Kings 5:3מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mitzara'topreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularShe said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”here: from skin disease his
- 2 Kings 5:6מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mitzara'topreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”here: from skin disease his
- 2 Kings 5:7מִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹmitzara'topreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhen the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”here: from skin disease his
- 2 Kings 5:27וְצָרַ֤עַתvetzaraatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.here: and [the] skin disease of