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The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examine himוְרָאָהוּon the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיday;בַּיּוֹםifאִםit has spread widelyפָּשֹׂה תִפְשֶׂהin the skin,בָּעוֹרthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall declare him unclean;וְטִמֵּא אֹתוֹit isהִואa leprousצָרַעַתsore.נֶגַע
Leviticus 13:27
Study it in the app“The priest shall examine him on the seventh day; if it has spread widely in the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is a leprous sore.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:27, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall examine himרָאָraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- on the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- it has spread widelyפָּשֹׂהpaso
spread
Spread, extend; said of a mark on the skin or on a fabric that grows.
Where else “paso” appears- in the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- shall declare him uncleanטִמֵּאtime
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “time” appears- a leprousצָרַעַתtsaraat
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- soreנֶגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears
The context
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.
27 · This verse (above)
28But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread in the skin but it has faded, it is the swelling of the burn, and the priest shall declare him clean, for it is the scar of the burn.