The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall examineוְרָאָהthe markהַנֶּגַעafterאַחֲרֵיit has been washed,הֻכַּבֵּסand ifוְהִנֵּהthe markהַנֶּגַעhas notלֹאchangedהָפַךְits appearanceעֵינוֹ—even though the markוְהַנֶּגַעhas notלֹאspread—פָשָׂהit isהוּאunclean;טָמֵאyou shall burn itתִּשְׂרְפֶנּוּwith fire;בָּאֵשׁit isהִואa corrosion,פְּחֶתֶתwhether on its backבְּקָרַחְתּוֹorאוֹon its front.בְגַבַּחְתּוֹ
Leviticus 13:55
Study it in the app“The priest shall examine the mark after it has been washed, and if the mark has not changed its appearance —even though the mark has not spread— it is unclean; you shall burn it with fire; it is a corrosion, whether on its back or on its front.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 13:55, 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 markנֶּגַעnega
sore
An odd patch on skin, clothing or a house.
Where else “nega” appears- it has been washedהֻכַּבֵּסhukabes
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “hukabes” appears- changedהָפַךְhafach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “hafach” appears- its appearanceעֵינen
appearance
Literally "the eye": how something looks, its glint.
Where else “en” appears- spread—פָשָׂהfasa
spread
Spread, extend; said of a mark on the skin or on a fabric that grows.
Where else “fasa” appears- uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears- you shall burn itתִּשְׂרְפֶtisrfe
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “tisrfe” appears- with fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- a corrosionפְּחֶתֶתpechetet
worn spot
An eaten-away or sunken part of a fabric.
Where else “pechetet” appears- whether on its backקָרַחְתּkaracht
back side
The inner side of a fabric.
Where else “karacht” appears- on its frontגַבַּחְתּgabacht
front side
The outer side of a fabric.
Where else “gabacht” appears
The context
54the priest shall command that they wash that in which the mark is, and he shall isolate it seven days a second time.
55 · This verse (above)
56But if the priest examines it and, look, the mark has faded after it has been washed, he shall tear it out of the garment or out of the skin or out of the woven material or out of the knitted material.