Leviticus 14:32:5Lev.14.32.W5TAB
צָרָ֑עַת
tsaraat
“leprosy”
- Transliteration
- tsa-RA-at
- Extended
- tsah-RAA-at
- IPA
- /tsaː.ˈraː.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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
NE-ga tsa-RA-at
- clause
ZOT to-RAT a-SHER-BO NE-ga tsa-RA-at
- sentence
ZOT to-RAT a-SHER-BO NE-ga tsa-RA-at a-SHER lo-ta-SIG ya-DO be-ta-ho-RA-to
Exegesis
The noun phrase nega ṣā-rā-‘aṯ {נֶגַע צָרָעַת | nĕ-ga‛ ṣā-rā-‘aṯ} ‘affliction of leprosy’ combines an absolute noun with a construct noun to define the disease.
Root and etymology
Rootts-r-'
“to be leprous”
In context — Leviticus 14:32
This is the law for the one in whom there is a leprous affliction of leprosy who cannot obtain his cleansing.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 14:32, so the Hebrew word צָרָ֑עַת (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.14.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.32.W5.S1) and character.