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H6879

צָרַע

tsâraʻ

Meaning “to be leprous”

BDB to be diseased of skin, be leprous; (Qal) to be a leper; (Pual) to have leprosy

18 verses (20×)

6 books · uncommon Hebrew Bible

First appears: Exodus 4:6

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צָרַע 6 books

Exodus 4:6 מְצֹרַ֥עַת Yahweh said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand inside your cloak." He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
Leviticus 13:44 צָר֥וּעַ he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean. His plague is on his head.
Numbers 5:2 צָר֖וּעַ "Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, and everyone who has an issue, and whoever is unclean by the dead.
2 Samuel 3:29 וּ/מְצֹרָ֞ע let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.
2 Kings 5:1 מְצֹרָֽע Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, [but he was] a leper.
2 Chronicles 26:20 מְצֹרָע֙ Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked on him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; yes, himself hurried also to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.

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