the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examineוְרָאָהit,אֹתָהּand ifוְהִנֵּהthe hairשֵׂעָרin the bright spotבַּבַּהֶרֶתhas turnedנֶהְפַּךְwhiteלָבָןand its appearanceוּמַרְאֶהָis deeperעָמֹקthanמִןthe skin,הָעוֹרit isהִואleprosy;צָרַעַתit has broken outפָּרָחָהin the burn,בַּמִּכְוָהand the priestוְ הַכֹּהֵןshall declare him unclean;טִמֵּא אֹתוֹit isהִואa leprousצָרַעַתsore.נֶגַע
Leviticus 13:25
Study it in the app“the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the bright spot has turned white and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy; it has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall declare him unclean; it is a leprous sore.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:25, 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 hairשֵׂעָרsear
hair
Hair, body hair.
Where else “sear” appears- in the bright spotבַּהֶרֶתbaheret
bright spot
A white, shiny spot on the skin.
Where else “baheret” appears- has turnedנֶהְפַּךְnehpach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “nehpach” appears- whiteלָבָןlavan
white
White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".
Where else “lavan” appears- and its appearanceמַרְאֶmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- is deeperעָמֹקamok
deep
Deep, sunken; figuratively, hard to understand.
Where else “amok” appears- the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” 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- it has broken outפָּרָחָהparacha
break out
For a skin disease to spread.
Where else “paracha” appears- in the burnמִּכְוָהmichva
burn
A burn on the skin.
Where else “michva” appears- shall declare him uncleanטִמֵּאtime
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “time” appears- soreנֶגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears
The context
24Or when the body has in its skin a burn by fire, and the patch of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish white or white,
25 · This verse (above)
26But if the priest examines it and, look, there is no white hair in the bright spot and it is not lower than the skin but it has faded, the priest shall isolate him seven days.