Miçpachath — H4556

Definition

feminine noun

scruf (as spreading over the surface)

1. eruption, scab

Usually translated as

scab

Origin

from H5596

• Derived from Çâphach (H5596)

Occurrences

Miçpachath occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (3)

• Leviticus 13:6 — And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab (מִסְפַּ֣חַת): and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
• Leviticus 13:7 — But if the scab (הַמִּסְפַּ֙חַת֙) spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:
• Leviticus 13:8 — And if the priest see that, behold, the scab (הַמִּסְפַּ֖חַת) spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.