צרעת

Hebrew

Root
צ־ר־ע (ts-r-ʿ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /t͡saˈʁa(ʔ)at/, /t͡saˈʁaʕat/
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Noun

צָרַעַת • (tsará'at) f (plural indefinite צָרָעוֹת, singular construct צָרַעַת־, plural construct צָרְעוֹת־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) an affliction of the skin, clothes, or house as a punishment for sins of speech
  2. (pathology, medicine) leprosy

Descendants

  • English: tzaraath, (Biblical senses) leprosy

Further reading

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