Leviticus 13:25

“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.”

Leviticus 13:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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