What does צָרַעַת mean in the Bible?
צָרַעַת is a Hebrew word meaning "leprosy".
Hebrew · H6883
צָרַעַת
Leprosy
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צָרַעַת H6883
What does צָרַעַת mean in the Bible?
צָרַעַת is a Hebrew word meaning "leprosy".
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How does the BSB render H6883?
The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is a diseased infection (3), the skin disease (3), is a skin disease (2), mildew (2), of his leprosy (2).
Where does צָרַעַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (29), 2 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (1), Deuteronomy (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 a diseased infection 3× Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:27
the skin disease 3× Leviticus 13:12, Leviticus 14:3, Leviticus 14:7
is a skin disease 2× Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:15
mildew 2× Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 14:44
of his leprosy 2× 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:6
with mildew 2× Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:49
[is] a skin disease 1× Leviticus 13:8
a leper 1× 2 Kings 5:7
a skin disease 1× Leviticus 14:32
an infectious 1× Leviticus 13:2
an infectious disease 1× Leviticus 13:30
concerning a mildew 1× Leviticus 13:59
disease 1× Leviticus 13:43
for mildew 1× Leviticus 14:55
infectious skin disease 1× Leviticus 14:54
is a disease 1× Leviticus 13:25
is an infectious disease 1× Leviticus 13:42
leprosy 1× 2 Chronicles 26:19
of mildew 1× Leviticus 14:34
regarding skin diseases and mildew 1× Leviticus 14:57
skin disease 1× Leviticus 13:11
skin diseases 1× Deuteronomy 24:8
so that it 1× Leviticus 13:12
the disease 1× Leviticus 13:13
the mildew 1× Leviticus 13:52
Therefore, the leprosy 1× 2 Kings 5:27
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:2 צָרָ֑עַת to an infectious Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:3 צָרַ֖עַת to is a skin disease Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:8 צָרַ֥עַת to [is] a skin disease Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:9 צָרַ֔עַת to Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:11 צָרַ֨עַת to skin disease Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:12 הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ to the skin disease Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:12 הַצָּרַ֗עַת to so that it Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:13 הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ to the disease Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:15 צָרַ֥עַת to is a skin disease Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:20 צָרַ֥עַת to is a diseased infection Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:2
Aligned rows 35
Books represented 4
Leviticus 29 Deuteronomy 1 2 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 1
Source forms
צָרַ֖עַת 5x ṣā·ra·‘aṯ Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:27, Leviticus 13:43
הַצָּרַ֖עַת 3x haṣ·ṣā·ra·‘aṯ Leviticus 14:3, Leviticus 14:7, Leviticus 14:54
צָרַ֥עַת 3x ṣā·ra·‘aṯ Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:15, Leviticus 13:20
צָרָ֑עַת 3x ṣā·rā·‘aṯ Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 14:32
הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ 2x haṣ·ṣā·ra·‘aṯ Leviticus 13:12, Leviticus 13:13
מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃ 2x miṣ·ṣā·ra‘·tōw 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:6
צָרַ֔עַת 2x ṣā·ra·‘aṯ Leviticus 13:9, Leviticus 14:34
צָרַ֨עַת 2x ṣā·ra·‘aṯ Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 14:44
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 18x Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:9
Article | Noun - feminine singular 8x Leviticus 13:12, Leviticus 13:13, Leviticus 14:3, Leviticus 14:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:43, Leviticus 13:59
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:6, 2 Kings 5:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 2 Kings 5:27
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 26:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 14:55
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. leprosy
Source Gloss
leprosy
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
leprosy Usage: leprosy.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָרַעַת is built from this root:
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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