He shall examineוְרָאָהthe markהַנֶּגַעon the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיday;בַּיּוֹםifכִּיthe markהַנֶּגַעhas spreadפָשָׂהin the garmentבַּבֶּגֶדorאוֹin the woven materialבַשְּׁתִיorאוֹin the knitted materialבָעֵרֶבorאוֹin the skin,בָעוֹרfor whateverלְכֹל אֲשֶׁרthe skinהָעוֹרis madeיֵעָשֶׂהfor use,לִמְלָאכָהthe markהַנֶּגַעis a malignantמַמְאֶרֶתleprosy;צָרַעַתit isהוּאunclean.טָמֵא
Leviticus 13:51
Study it in the app“He shall examine the mark on the seventh day; if the mark has spread in the garment or in the woven material or in the knitted material or in the skin, for whatever the skin is made for use, the mark is a malignant leprosy; it is unclean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:51, word by word
- He shall examineרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- the markנֶּגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” 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- has spreadפָשָׂהfasa
spread
Spread, extend; said of a mark on the skin or on a fabric that grows.
Where else “fasa” appears- in the garmentבֶּגֶדbeged
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “beged” appears- in the woven materialשְּׁתִיsheti
warp
Warp: the threads stretched lengthwise on a loom.
Where else “sheti” appears- in the knitted materialעֵרֶבerev
woof
The cross threads of a fabric.
Where else “erev” appears- in the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- is madeיֵעָשֶׂהyease
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yease” appears- for useמְלָאכָהmelacha
article
Something made, or any object in use: of wood, cloth or skin.
Where else “melacha” appears- is a malignantמַמְאֶרֶתmameret
be malignant
Be painful, harmful, that eats away; of a mark, malignant, that does not go away.
Where else “mameret” 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- uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears
The context
50The priest shall examine the mark and isolate the article with the mark seven days.
51 · This verse (above)
52He shall burn the garment, or the woven material or the knitted material of wool or of linen, or any article of skin in which the mark is, for it is a malignant leprosy; it shall be burned with fire.