מִסְפַּחַת
mispachat · scab, eruption
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4556 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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mispachat (מִסְפַּחַת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “scab, eruption”.
A mild skin eruption, not serious.
How to say it
mis·pa·chat
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A mild spot breaking out on the skin.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Leviticus 13:6
The priest shall examine him on the seventh day a second time, and if the sore has faded and the sore has not spread in the skin, the priest shall declare him clean; it is an eruption; he shall wash his garments and be clean.
- Leviticus 13:7
But if the eruption spreads widely in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his purification, he shall show himself a second time to the priest.
- Leviticus 13:8
The priest shall examine him, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, the priest shall declare him unclean; it is leprosy.