Leviticus 13:30

“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.”

Leviticus 13:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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