Leviticus 13:51

“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.”

Leviticus 13:51 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

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has spreadפָשָׂהfasa

spread

Spread, extend; said of a mark on the skin or on a fabric that grows.

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in the garmentבֶּגֶדbeged

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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in the woven materialשְּׁתִיsheti

warp

Warp: the threads stretched lengthwise on a loom.

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in the knitted materialעֵרֶבerev

woof

The cross threads of a fabric.

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in the skinעוֹרor

skin, leather

Skin, hide; leather.

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is madeיֵעָשֶׂהyease

make

To build or create something.

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for useמְלָאכָהmelacha

article

Something made, or any object in use: of wood, cloth or skin.

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is a malignantמַמְאֶרֶתmameret

be malignant

Be painful, harmful, that eats away; of a mark, malignant, that does not go away.

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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.

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uncleanטָמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

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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.

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