Leviticus 13:3:15Lev.13.3.W15TAB
צָרַ֖עַת
tsaraat
“leprosy”
- Transliteration
- tsa-ra-AT
- Extended
- tsa-rah-AAT
- IPA
- /tsa.raˈʕaθ/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-ra-AT
- phraseyour reading level
NE-ga tsa-ra-AT
- clause
ve-ra-AH ha-koh-HEN et-ha-NE-ga be-OR-ha-ba-SAR ve-se-AR ba-NE-ga ha-FAKH la-VAN u-mar-EH ha-NE-ga a-MOK me-OR be-sa-RO NE-ga tsa-ra-AT HU
- sentence
ve-ra-AH ha-koh-HEN et-ha-NE-ga be-OR-ha-ba-SAR ve-se-AR ba-NE-ga ha-FAKH la-VAN u-mar-EH ha-NE-ga a-MOK me-OR be-sa-RO NE-ga tsa-ra-AT HU ve-ra-A-hu ha-koh-HEN ve-ti-ME o-TO
Exegesis
The appositional term negaʿ tsara'at {נֶגַע צָרַעַת | ne-ḡaʿ ṣā-rā-ʿaṯ} ‘a sore of leprosy’ classifies the condition.
Root and etymology
צ־ר־ע
“to be struck”
In context — Leviticus 13:3
And the priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the flesh. If the hair in the sore has turned white and the appearance of the sore is deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a sore of leprosy . When the priest looks at it, he shall pronounce him unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 13:3, so the Hebrew word צָרַ֖עַת (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.13.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.3.W15.S1) and character.