Hebrew · H6524, H6883, H5785 · unreviewed

וְאִם־פָּרוֹחַ תִּפְרַח הַצָּרַעַת בָּעוֹר

To break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish · leprosy · skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather

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פָּרַח H6524 to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
Pronunciation pāraḥ
Movement from botanical emergence (budding/blooming) to expansive spread, with flying as the characteristic mode of rapid dispersal
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צָרַעַת H6883 leprosy
עוֹר H5785 skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
Pronunciation ʿwōr
Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
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What does וְאִם־פָּרוֹחַ תִּפְרַח הַצָּרַעַת בָּעוֹר (wĕʾim-pārōaḥ tip̄raḥ haṣṣāraʿaṯ bāʿôr) mean in the Bible?

פָּרַח · צָרַעַת · עוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish". to break forth as a bud, i.

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Meaning

to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 21×
Imperfect Hos 14:6 · Num 17:20 · Ps 72:7 · Ps 92:13 · Hab 3:17 · Isa 35:2 · Lev 13:12 · Isa 66:14 · Prov 11:28
Perfect Ezek 7:10 · Lev 13:39 · Num 17:23 · Lev 13:20 · Lev 13:25 · Song 7:13
Participle active Exod 9:9 · Exod 9:10 · Lev 13:42 · Lev 13:57
Infinitive absolute Isa 35:2 · Lev 13:12
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Job 14:9 · Prov 14:11 · Isa 17:11 · Ps 92:14
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 13 Perfect 6 Participle 4 Infinitive absolute 2
Stem
Qal 21 Hiphil 4
Mood
Indicative/jussive 13 Indicative 6

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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