מצורע

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ר־ע (ts-r-ʿ)

Noun

מְצוֹרָע (m'tsorám (plural indefinite מְצוֹרָעִים, feminine counterpart מְצוֹרַעַת)

  1. A person afflicted with tzaraath; a leper.
    • Tanach, Leviticus 14:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ וְהוּבָא אֶל הַכֹּהֵן
      This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest.

Descendants

  • English: metzora