Tsâraʻ — H6879

H6879 · Hebrew — צרע

Pronunciation: tsaw-rah'

Definition

verb

to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy

  1. to be diseased of skin, be leprous
    1. (Qal) to be a leper
    2. (Pual) to have leprosy

Usually translated as

leper, leprous

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsâraʻ occurs 20 times in 18 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Leviticus (5), Numbers (2), 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (6), 2 Chronicles (3)

Strong's Lexicon — T