Lexicon
גָּרָב
ga.rav
H1618
H:N-M Hebrew

scab

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ga.rav denotes a skin affliction named among bodily defects and among diseases inflicted as a blow.

The attested use names a skin affliction: in Leviticus it appears in lists of bodily conditions, while Deuteronomy includes it among afflictions from which the hearer cannot be healed.

Senses in use

  1. A named skin affliction · dominant

    All three occurrences use a common masculine singular absolute noun within lists of bodily ailments or defects. In Leviticus 21:20 the APB renders the surrounding list as including “scab” among conditions in a person; in Leviticus 22:22 it occurs among conditions that must not be presented to the LORD; and in Deuteronomy 28:27 it is included among afflictions from which the hearer cannot be healed.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “scab” in each supplied verse. Its surrounding lists frame it as a bodily condition in Leviticus and as an affliction in Deuteronomy 28:27.

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