Quick Definition
leprosy
Strong's Definition
leprosy
Derivation: from H6879 (צָרַע);
KJV Usage: leprosy.
TWOT Reference: 1971a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צָרַ֫עַת (tsa.ra.at) — leprosy. 1) leprosy 1a) in people, malignant skin disease (Le 13:1-14:57) 1b) in clothing, a mildew or mould (Le 13:47-52) 1c) in buildings, a mildew or mould (Le 14:34-53)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · צרע
Impact
skin disease, mildew = a condition that affects the skin or surface, which probably covers diseases such as psoriasis, favus, leucoderma, but also mildew on cloth and walls; ► a person who suffers from this disease is considered ritually unclean, and therefore unable to participate in worship; clothes and buildings that are affected by it are unclean as well; ≈ regarded as infectious, and seen as a curse and a punishment from God
LEV 13:2 · LEV 13:3 · LEV 13:8 · LEV 13:9 · LEV 13:11 · LEV 13:12 · LEV 13:12 · LEV 13:13 · LEV 13:15 · LEV 13:20 · LEV 13:25 · LEV 13:25 · LEV 13:27 · LEV 13:30 · LEV 13:42 · LEV 13:43 · LEV 13:47 · LEV 13:49 · LEV 13:51 · LEV 13:52 · LEV 13:59 · LEV 14:3 · LEV 14:7 · LEV 14:32 · LEV 14:34 · LEV 14:44 · LEV 14:54 · LEV 14:55 · LEV 14:57 · DEU 24:8 · 2KI 5:3 · 2KI 5:6 · 2KI 5:7 · 2KI 5:27 · 2CH 26:19
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צָרַ֫עַת 35 n.f. leprosy base