What does צָרֶבֶת mean in the Bible?
צָרֶבֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "conflagration (of fire or disease)".
Hebrew · H6867
צָרֶבֶת
Conflagration (of fire or disease)
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צָרֶבֶת H6867
What does צָרֶבֶת mean in the Bible?
צָרֶבֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "conflagration (of fire or disease)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6867?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is only the scar (2), is like a scorching (1).
Where does צָרֶבֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2), Proverbs (1).
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 is only the scar 2× Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
is like a scorching 1× Proverbs 16:27
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Usage map
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First aligned row Leviticus 13:23
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Leviticus 2 Proverbs 1
Source forms
צָרֶ֥בֶת 2x ṣā·re·ḇeṯ Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
צָרָֽבֶת׃ 1x ṣā·rā·ḇeṯ Proverbs 16:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
Adjective - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 16:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. conflagration (of fire or disease)
Source Gloss
conflagration (of fire or disease)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
conflagration (of fire or disease) BDB: burning Usage: burning, inflammation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָרֶבֶת is built from this root:
צָרַב H6866
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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