Strong's Lexicon

H6879

H6879 — צָּרַע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewtsaraverbOccurrences: 20TWOT: 1971

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6879
Word:	צָּרַע
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	20
Transliteration:	tsara
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	` (tsaw-rah') v.
Meaning:	1. to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
KJV Renderings:	leper, leprous.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7244

[צָרַע] verb denominative, only in passive, be struck with leprosy, leprous; —

Qal Participle Passive אִישׁ צָרוּעַ Lev 13:44 elsewhere as substantive, = leper, Lev 13:45; Lev 14:3; Num 5:2 (all P ), Lev 22:4 ( H ).

Pu`al Participle מְצֹרָע 2Sam 3:29 +, מְצוֺרָע 2Chr 26:20 plural מְצֹרָעִים 2Kgs 7:3; 2Kgs 7:8 feminine מְצֹרַ֫עַת Exod 4:6 +, מְצֹרָ֑עַת Num 12:10 — leprous, of hand Exod 4:6 ( J ), of person Num 12:10 (twice in verse) ( E ), 2Kgs 5:27 ; 2Chr 26:20 אֲנָשִׁים מְצֹרָעִים 2Kgs 7:3 as substantive = leper 2Sam 3:29; 2Kgs 5:1; 2Kgs 5:11; 2Kgs 7:8; 2Kgs 15:5 = 2Chr 26:21a, 2Chr 26:21b, 2Chr 26:23 תּוֺרַת הַמְּצֹרָע Lev 14:2.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke