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Hebrew
Etymology
Unclear; in the qaTTéleth construction.
Noun
יַלֶּפֶת • (yaléfet) f (plural indefinite יַלָּפוֹת, singular construct יַלֶּפֶת־)
- A skin disease mentioned in Leviticus.
Tanach, Leviticus 21:20, with translation of the King James Version:אוֹ־גִבֵּן אוֹ־דַק אוֹ תְּבַלֻּל בְּעֵינוֹ אוֹ גָרָב אוֹ יַלֶּפֶת אוֹ מְרוֹחַ אָשֶׁךְ׃- o-gibén o-dák o t'valúl b'einó o garáv o yaléfet o m'róakh áshekh.
- Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
Tanach, Leviticus 22:22, with translation of the King James Version:עַוֶּרֶת אוֹ שָׁבוּר אוֹ־חָרוּץ אוֹ־יַבֶּלֶת אוֹ גָרָב אוֹ יַלֶּפֶת לֹא־תַקְרִיבוּ אֵלֶּה [לַד׳] וְאִשֶּׁה לֹא־תִתְּנוּ מֵהֶם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ [לַד׳]׃- avéret o shavúr o-kharútz o-yabélet o garáv o yaléfet lo-takrívu éle v'ishé lo-titnú meihém al-hamizbéakh .
- Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these , nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar .
Derived terms
References
- “יַלֶּפֶת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 493.
- “ילפת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language