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יַלֶּפֶתyallepheth

scab, scurf, an eruptive disease (Leviticus 21:20; Leviticus 22:22)

Pronunciation: yal-leh'-feth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3217

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 21:20 or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles.
  • Leviticus 22:22 You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the Lord.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).