Hebrew · H6883, H3462 · unreviewed

צָרַעַת נוֹשֶׁנֶת

Leprosy · properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate

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צָרַעַת H6883 leprosy
יָשֵׁן H3462 properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate

What does צָרַעַת נוֹשֶׁנֶת (ṣāraʿaṯ nōšeneṯ) mean in the Bible?

צָרַעַת · יָשֵׁן is a Hebrew word meaning "leprosy".

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Meaning

leprosy
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 5 Perfect 1 Participle 1 Participle passive 1
Stem
Qal 6 Niphal 2
Mood
Indicative/jussive 4 Indicative 1 Indicative/cohortative 1

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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