Leviticus 13:8:9Lev.13.8.W9TAB
צָרַ֥עַת
tsaraat
“leprosy”
- Transliteration
- TSA-ra-at
- Extended
- TSAA-rah-aht
- IPA
- /ˈtsaː.ra.ʕat/
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
TSA-ra-at HI
- clause
veh-tim-me-OH ha-ko-HEN TSA-ra-at HI
- sentence
veh-rah-AH ha-ko-HEN veh-hin-NEH pahs-TA ham-mis-PA-khat ba-OR veh-tim-me-OH ha-ko-HEN TSA-ra-at HI
Exegesis
The formulaic clause tsara’at hi {צָרַ֥עַת הִֽוא׃ | ṣārā‘aṯ hîʾ} “it-is a defiling skin disease” serves as legal confirmation. English rendering preserves Hebrew sequence—observation, declaration, and diagnosis—while smoothing repetition for readability.
Root and etymology
ts-r-‘
“to be struck, afflicted”
In context — Leviticus 13:8
And the priest will see, and behold, the rash has spread in the skin; he shall pronounce him unclean—it is a defiling skin disease.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 13:8, 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.13.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.8.W9.S1) and character.