the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examineוְרָאָהthe sore,הַנֶּגַעand ifוְהִנֵּהits appearanceמַרְאֵהוּis deeperעָמֹקthanמִןthe skinהָעוֹרand there is in itוּבוֹyellowishצָהֹבthinדָּקhair,שֵׂעָרthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall declare him unclean;וְטִמֵּא אֹתוֹit isהוּאringworm;נֶתֶקit isהוּאleprosyצָרַעַתof the headהָרֹאשׁorאוֹof the beard.הַזָּקָן
Leviticus 13:30
Study it in the app“the priest shall examine the sore, and if its appearance is deeper than the skin and there is in it yellowish thin hair, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is ringworm; it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:30, 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 soreנֶּגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears- its appearanceמַרְאֵmare
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- yellowishצָהֹבtsahov
yellowish
Yellowish, gold in color.
Where else “tsahov” appears- thinדָּקdak
thin
With little flesh or thickness, weak-looking.
Where else “dak” appears- hairשֵׂעָרsear
hair
Hair, body hair.
Where else “sear” appears- shall declare him uncleanטִמֵּאtime
declare unclean
To pronounce someone unclean, and so keep him away from what is holy.
Where else “time” appears- ringwormנֶתֶקnetek
ringworm, scall
An itching disease of the skin of the head or beard that makes the hair fall out.
Where else “netek” 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- of the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the beardזָּקָןzakan
beard
Beard; also the chin.
Where else “zakan” appears
The context
29When a man or a woman has a sore on the head or on the beard,
30 · This verse (above)
31But if the priest examines the sore of ringworm and, look, its appearance is not deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the one with the sore of ringworm seven days.