Leviticus 13:20:12Lev.13.20.W12TAB
נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֥עַת
negatsaraat
“leprous lesion”
- Transliteration
- NE-ga-tsa-RA-at
- Extended
- NEH-ga-tsa-RAH-at
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.ɣaʕ.tsaˈra.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- leprous lesion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-ga-tsa-RA-at
- phraseyour reading level
NE-ga-tsa-RA-at HI
- clause
veh-tim-me-OH ha-ko-HEN NE-ga-tsa-RA-at HI ba-she-KHIN pa-ra-KHA
- sentence
veh-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN veh-hin-NEH mar-e-HA sha-FAL min-ha-OR oo-seh-a-RAH ha-FAKH la-VAN veh-tim-me-OH ha-ko-HEN NE-ga-tsa-RA-at HI ba-she-KHIN pa-ra-KHA
Exegesis
The identification clause nega-ṣara‘at hī’ {נֶגַע־צָרַעַת הִוא | ne-ga-ṣā-rā-ʿat hī’} “it is a plague of leprosy” categorizes the affliction, and the locative clause baš-seḥīn pā-rā-ḥāh {בַּשְּׁחִין פָּרָחָה | baš-se-ḥīn pā-rā-ḥāh} “has broken out in the boil” specifies its origin. The chain of vav prefixes creates a cause-and-effect diagnostic procedure.
Root and etymology
RootNun-Gimel-Ayin
“to afflict, strike”
In context — Leviticus 13:20
And the priest shall examine, and behold, its appearance is deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white; then the priest shall declare him unclean. It is a plague of leprosy —it has broken out in the boil.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 13:20, so the Hebrew word נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֥עַת (negatsaraat) 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.13.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.20.W12.S1) and character.