צָרֶבֶתtsârebeth
צָרָב: burning, scorching (Proverbs 16:27)
Pronunciation: tsaw-reh'-beth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6867
Meanings
צָרֶ֫בֶת: scab, scar, of a sore (literally a burning, scorching) (Leviticus 13:23; Leviticus 13:28)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 13:23 But if the area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar from the boil, and the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
- Leviticus 13:28 But if the affected area has not changed or spread on the skin and has faded, it is simply a swelling from the burn. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean, for it is only the scar from the burn.
- Proverbs 16:27 Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze.
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).