Leviticus 13:15:10Lev.13.15.W10TAB
צָרַ֥עַת
tsaraat
“leprosy”
- Transliteration
- tsa-RA-at
- Extended
- tsah-RAH-at
- IPA
- /tsaˈra.ʕaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- leprosy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
tsa-RA-at
- phraseyour reading level
tsa-RA-at HU
- clause
ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ta-ME HU tsa-RA-at HU
- sentence
ve-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN et-ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ve-tim-me-OH ha-ba-SAR ha-KHAI ta-ME HU tsa-RA-at HU
Exegesis
The noun tsara'at {צָרַעַת | ṣā-rā-ʿāṯ} ‘leprosy’ specifies the condition, followed by a final hu {הֽוּא | hūʼ} to conclude the diagnostic verdict. This parallel clause structure and ordered verb sequence mirror the formal tone and juridical rhythm of cultic declarations.
Root and etymology
ṣ-r-‘tsade-resh-ayin
“to be struck with skin disease”
In context — Leviticus 13:15
And the priest will examine the living flesh, and he will declare it unclean. The living flesh is unclean; it is leprosy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 13:15, so the Hebrew word צָרַ֥עַת (tsaraat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.13.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.15.W10.S1) and character.