H3217 יַלֶּפֶת (yallepheth) yal-leh'-feth

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

scab

Strong's Definition

scurf or tetter

Derivation: from an unused root apparently meaning to stick or scrape;

KJV Usage: scabbed.

TWOT Reference: 869a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) scab, skin sore, scales, scurf, an eruptive disease

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

יַלֶּ֫פֶת (yal.le.phet) — scab. scab, skin sore, scales, scurf, an eruptive disease

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

יַלֶּפֶת (H3217)

noun f

Weak

scab exact meaning unknown; possibly: = condition by which the skin is covered with crusts, covering wounds or sores

LEV 21:20 · LEV 22:22

¹ LEV 21:20 · LEV 22:22 RSV NRSV ESV "scabs" GNT CEV "skin disease" | NIV NJB "running sores" | NJPS "scurvy" | REB "eruption"

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יַלֶּ֫פֶת n.f. scab, scurf, an eruptive disease base

Bible Occurrences (2)

21:20 22:22

Leviticus 21:20

or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash,... scabs,... or a crushed testicle.

Leviticus 22:22

You are not to present to the LORD [any animal] that is blind, injured, or maimed,... or anything with a running sore,... a festering rash,... or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.