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The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examineוְרָאָהthe rawהַחַיfleshהַבָּשָׂרand declare him unclean;וְטִמְּאוֹthe rawהַחַיfleshהַבָּשָׂרis unclean;טָמֵא הוּאit isהוּאleprosy.צָרַעַת
Leviticus 13:15
Study it in the app“The priest shall examine the raw flesh and declare him unclean; the raw flesh is unclean; it is leprosy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:15, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall examineרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- the rawחַיchay
raw
Literally "living": running water, uncooked meat.
Where else “chay” appears- fleshבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- and declare him uncleanטִמְּאtim
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “tim” appears- is uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” 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
The context
14But on the day raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean.
15 · This verse (above)
16Or if the raw flesh changes again and turns white, he shall come to the priest.