BDB3560
יַלֶּ֫פֶת noun feminine scab, scurf, an eruptive disease, Lev 21:20; Lev 22:22 (in both || גָּרָב).
Strong's Lexicon
H3217
H3217 — יַלֶּפֶת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3217 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יַלֶּפֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from an unused root apparently meaning to stick or scrape |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | yallepheth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yal-leh'-feth |
| Meaning: | 1. scurf or tetter |
| KJV Renderings: | scabbed. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
ילפת (yal-leh’-pheth)
Leviticus 21:20
- KJV: Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;a dwarf: or, too slender
- EHCC: or be scurvy, or scabbed,
Leviticus 22:22
- KJV: Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord.
- EHCC: or scurvy, תס 1