Tsâraʻath — H6883

H6883 · Hebrew — צרעת

Pronunciation: tsaw-rah'-ath

Definition

feminine noun

leprosy

  1. leprosy
    1. in people, malignant skin disease (Le 13:1-14:57)
    2. in clothing, a mildew or mould (Le 13:47-52)
    3. in buildings, a mildew or mould (Le 14:34-53)

Usually translated as

leprosy

Origin

from H6879

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsâraʻath occurs 35 times in 33 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (27), Deuteronomy (1), 2 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T