What does צָרַעַת · יָשֵׁן mean in the Bible?
צָרַעַת · יָשֵׁן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "leprosy".
Hebrew · H6883, H3462
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 phrase meaning "leprosy".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6883, H3462?
H6883, H3462 is connected to 56 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. leprosy
Strong's H6883, H3462
Lexical occurrences 56 verses Source Gloss
leprosy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָרַעַת נוֹשֶׁנֶת is built from this root:
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