מצורע
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
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| צ־ר־ע (ts-r-ʿ) |
Noun
[edit]מְצוֹרָע • (m'tsorá) m (plural indefinite מְצוֹרָעִים, feminine counterpart מְצוֹרַעַת)
- A person afflicted with tzaraath; a leper.
- Tanach, Leviticus 14:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ וְהוּבָא אֶל הַכֹּהֵן
- This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest.
Descendants
[edit]- English: metzora