metzora

English

Alternative forms

  • metzorah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מצורע.

Noun

metzora

  1. A person afflicted with tzaraath.
    • 2009 September 5, Giorgies E. Kepipesiom, “The book is coming along well”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎[1] (Usenet):
      a kohen does not "treat" tzoraas; there is in fact no medical treatment for tzoraas, the only cure being for the metzora to do teshuva, and it does not require a kohen to advise him how to do that
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