צרעת

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Hebrew

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Noun

צָרַעַת (tsará'atf (plural indefinite צָרָעוֹת, singular construct צָרַעַת־, plural construct צָרְעוֹת־)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) an affliction of the skin, clothes, or house as a punishment for sins of speech
  2. (pathology, medicine) leprosy

Descendants

  • English: tzaraath, leprosy (Biblical senses)

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