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it isהִואa chronicנוֹשֶׁנֶתleprosyצָרַעַתin the skinבְּעוֹרof his body,בְּשָׂרוֹand the priestוְ הַכֹּהֵןshall declare him unclean;טִמְּאוֹhe shall notלֹאisolate him,יַסְגִּרֶנּוּforכִּיhe isהוּאunclean.טָמֵא
Leviticus 13:11
Study it in the app“it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall declare him unclean; he shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:11, word by word
- a chronicנוֹשֶׁנֶתnoshenet
grow old
To grow old, be long-standing.
Where else “noshenet” appears- leprosyצָרַעַתtsaraat
leprosy (tsaraat)
Tsaraat, translated "leprosy": a skin disease that made a person unclean; the same word is used for marks on clothing and on houses (Leviticus 13-14). It covers more than the disease that bears that name today.
Where else “tsaraat” appears- in the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- of his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- and the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall declare him uncleanטִמְּאtim
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “tim” appears- isolate himיַסְגִּרֶyasgire
isolate
To keep someone apart for days for leprosy.
Where else “yasgire” appears- uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears
The context
10The priest shall examine him, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is a patch of raw flesh in the swelling,
11 · This verse (above)
12And if the leprosy breaks out widely in the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the one with the sore from his head to his feet, as far as the priest’s eyes can see,