צָרַע
tsa.ra
“be leprous”
Definition
to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
a primitive root;
- to be diseased of skin, be leprous 1a) (Qal) to be a leper 1b) (Pual) to have leprosy
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Occurrences
צָרַע appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!”And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
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