Lexicon
צָרַע
tsa.ra
H6879
H:V Hebrew

be leprous

20
Occurrences
6
Books
Hebrew
Language

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.

Senses in use

  1. 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.

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Across Scripture