Metzora (מצורע) means leper in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
leper
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Metzora.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נגוע בצרעת
וְהֶעָנָן סָר מֵעַל הָאֹהֶל וְהִנֵּה מִרְיָם מְצֹרַעַת כַּשָּׁלֶג וַיִּפֶן אַהֲרֹן אֶל-מִרְיָם וְהִנֵּה מְצֹרָעַת.
- 2בהשאלהמנודה ומורחק
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Metzora is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְצֹרָע
- Written without vowel points
- מצורע
- Said
- metzora
- Root
- צ־ר־ע
- Pattern
- מְקֻטָּל
- Plural
- מְצֹרָעִים
- Feminine form
- מְצֹרַעַת
- Inflections
- נ' מְצֹרַעַת, ר' מְצֹרָעִים, נ"ר מְצֹרָעוֹת
- Gematria
- 406
This is how Metzora is said in other languages.
- English
- leper
These words mean nearly the same as Metzora.
- צרוע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Metzora.
The word Metzora is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זב ומצורע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Metzora comes from the root צ־ר־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Metzora in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Metzora.
What does Metzora (מצורע) mean in Hebrew?
Metzora (מצורע) means leper. It is said metzora, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Metzora (מצורע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Metzora (מצורע) are צרוע.
What rhymes with Metzora (מצורע)?
Words that rhyme with Metzora (מצורע) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצרע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.