What does יַלֶּפֶת mean in the Bible?
יַלֶּפֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "scurf or tetter".
Hebrew · H3217
יַלֶּפֶת
Scurf or tetter
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יַלֶּפֶת H3217
What does יַלֶּפֶת mean in the Bible?
יַלֶּפֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "scurf or tetter".
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How does the BSB render H3217?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or a scab (1), scabs (1).
Where does יַלֶּפֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 21:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or a scab 1× Leviticus 22:22
scabs 1× Leviticus 21:20
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Usage map
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First aligned row Leviticus 21:20
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Leviticus 2
Source forms
יַלֶּ֔פֶת 2x yal·le·p̄eṯ Leviticus 21:20, Leviticus 22:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 21:20, Leviticus 22:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. scurf or tetter
Source Gloss
scurf or tetter
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
scurf or tetter BDB: scab Usage: scabbed.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain