Leviticus 13:4

“But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the one with the sore seven days.”

Leviticus 13:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 13:4, word by word

the bright spotבַּהֶרֶתbaheret

bright spot

A white, shiny spot on the skin.

Where else “baheret” appears
is whiteלְבָנָהlevana

white

White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".

Where else “levana” appears
on the skinעוֹרor

skin, leather

Skin, hide; leather.

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of his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
and its appearanceמַרְאֶmare

appearance

The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.

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deeperעָמֹקamok

deep

Deep, sunken; figuratively, hard to understand.

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and its hairשְׂעָרָseara

hair

Hair, body hair.

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turnedהָפַךְhafach

change

To change something into something else.

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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shall isolateהִסְגִּירhisgir

isolate

To keep someone apart for days for leprosy.

Where else “hisgir” appears
the one with the soreנֶּגַעnega

sore

An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.

Where else “nega” appears
sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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The context

3The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the appearance of the sore is deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore; when the priest has examined him he shall declare him unclean.

4 · This verse (above)

5The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if the sore has stayed as it was in his eyes and the sore has not spread in the skin, the priest shall isolate him seven days a second time.

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