HebrewH3217Noun (Feminine)
יַלֶּ֫פֶת
yal.le.phet
“scab”
2Occurrences
H3217Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
scurf or tetter
from an unused root apparently meaning to stick or scrape;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
scab, skin sore, scales, scurf, an eruptive disease
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
H:N-F
Full Description
H:N-F
Occurrences
יַלֶּ֫פֶת appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Leviticus
2
Key Passages
Leviticus 21:20BSB
or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.
Leviticus 22:22BSB
You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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