Lexicon
מִסְפַּ֫חַת
mis.pa.chat
H4556
H:N-F Hebrew

scab

3
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

mis.pa.chat denotes a skin condition examined for fading or spread before a priestly ruling.

The term denotes a skin condition whose change in the skin—fading without spread or spreading further—determines the priest's assessment in the three supplied verses.

Senses in use

  1. Skin condition under priestly examination · dominant

    In Leviticus 13:6, the feminine singular absolute form occurs where the condition has faded and has not spread in the skin; the APB renders the clause, "it is a scab." In Leviticus 13:7 and Leviticus 13:8, the same form occurs in the condition that spreads in the skin, leading to renewed examination and then an unclean ruling; the APB likewise uses "the scab."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:7, and Leviticus 13:8, the APB presents the condition as "scab," whether it has faded or spread in the skin. The verse is read as a whole, but its repeated wording fits the examination context.

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Across Scripture