The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examineוְרָאָהhim,אֹתוֹand ifוְהִנֵּהthe swellingשְׂאֵתof the soreהַנֶּגַעis reddishאֲדַמְדֶּמֶתwhiteלְבָנָהon his bald headבְּקָרַחְתּוֹorאוֹon his bald forehead,בְגַבַּחְתּוֹlike the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵהof leprosyצָרַעַתin the skinעוֹרof the body,בָּשָׂר
Leviticus 13:43
Study it in the app“The priest shall examine him, and if the swelling of the sore is reddish white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:43, 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 swellingשְׂאֵתseet
swelling
A swelling on the skin.
Where else “seet” appears- of the soreנֶּגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears- is reddishאֲדַמְדֶּמֶתadamdemet
reddish
Reddish, tending to red.
Where else “adamdemet” appears- whiteלְבָנָהlevana
white
White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".
Where else “levana” appears- on his bald headקָרַחְתּkaracht
bald spot
Hairless patch at the back of the head.
Where else “karacht” appears- on his bald foreheadגַבַּחְתּgabacht
bald spot
Hairless patch above the eyes.
Where else “gabacht” appears- like the appearanceמַרְאֵהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- of 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- in the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- of the bodyבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears
The context
42But if there is on the bald head or on the bald forehead a reddish white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or on his bald forehead.
43 · This verse (above)
44he is a leprous man; he is unclean; the priest shall surely declare him unclean; his sore is on his head.