צָרַעַתtsâraʻath

Meanings

Same root

• צָרַעtsâraʻ · H6879to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy

Where it appears

Appears 35 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 13:2 “If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.
• Leviticus 13:3 The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.
• Leviticus 13:8 If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease.
• Leviticus 13:9 “Anyone who develops a serious skin disease must go to the priest for an examination.
• Leviticus 13:11 it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In such cases the person need not be quarantined, for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the disease.
• Leviticus 13:12 “Now suppose the disease has spread all over the person’s skin, covering the body from head to foot.