be leprous
tsa.ra denotes being marked by leprosy, whether describing an afflicted person or one subject to purity-related restrictions.
The attested forms describe a person marked by leprosy: in narrative scenes this condition is reported of named individuals and groups, while in priestly instructions it identifies persons subject to declarations of uncleanness, exclusion, or purification procedures.
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Marked by leprosy · dominant
The participial forms identify persons in the condition described by the verse. In 2 Kings 5:1 the APB renders Naaman as "leprous," and in 2 Kings 7:3 it describes four such men at the city gate; in Leviticus 13:45 the affected person must call out "Unclean, unclean!" and in Numbers 5:2 such a person is sent outside the camp.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the affected person as "leprous" or as a "leprous person." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, its English wording confirms the surrounding condition and instructions without fixing every individual correspondence.