What does מִסְפַּחַת mean in the Bible?
מִסְפַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "scruf (as spreading over the surface)".
Hebrew · H4556
מִסְפַּחַת
Scruf (as spreading over the surface)
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מִסְפַּחַת H4556
What does מִסְפַּחַת mean in the Bible?
מִסְפַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "scruf (as spreading over the surface)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4556?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the rash (2), is a rash (1).
Where does מִסְפַּחַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3).
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 the rash 2× Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:8
is a rash 1× Leviticus 13:6
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Usage map
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First aligned row Leviticus 13:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Leviticus 3
Source forms
הַמִּסְפַּ֙חַת֙ 1x ham·mis·pa·ḥaṯ Leviticus 13:7
הַמִּסְפַּ֖חַת 1x ham·mis·pa·ḥaṯ Leviticus 13:8
מִסְפַּ֣חַת 1x mis·pa·ḥaṯ Leviticus 13:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:8
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 13:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. scruf (as spreading over the surface)
Source Gloss
scruf (as spreading over the surface)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
scruf (as spreading over the surface) Usage: scab.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִסְפַּחַת is built from this root:
סָפַח H5596
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