What does סַפַּחַת mean in the Bible?
סַפַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "the mange (as making the hair fall off)".
Hebrew · H5597
סַפַּחַת
The mange (as making the hair fall off)
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סַפַּחַת H5597
What does סַפַּחַת mean in the Bible?
סַפַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "the mange (as making the hair fall off)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5597?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rash (2).
Where does סַפַּחַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:2. 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 rash 2× Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 14:56
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Usage map
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First aligned row Leviticus 13:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Leviticus 2
Source forms
וְלַסַּפַּ֖חַת 1x wə·las·sap·pa·ḥaṯ Leviticus 14:56
סַפַּ֙חַת֙ 1x sap·pa·ḥaṯ Leviticus 13:2
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 14:56
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 13:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the mange (as making the hair fall off)
Source Gloss
the mange (as making the hair fall off)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the mange (as making the hair fall off) BDB: eruption Usage: scab.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סַפַּחַת 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