Tsara'at (צרעת) means leprosy in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צָרַעַת
tsara'at
noun · feminine
In English
leprosy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsara'at.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראנֶגַע באדם, בבגד או בעור, הנחשב כעונש מאת אלהים.
אָדָם כִּי יִהְיֶה בְעוֹר בְּשָׂרוֹ שְׂאֵת אוֹ סַפַּחַת אוֹ בַהֶרֶת, וְהָיָה בְעוֹר בְּשָׂרוֹ לְנֶגַע צָרָעַת; וְהוּבָא אֶל אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן אוֹ אֶל אַחַד מִבָּנָיו הַכֹּהֲנִים.
- 2מיושןמחלת עור הנגרמת ע"י החיידק Mycobacterium leprae אשר גורמת לעיוותים בעור ובפגיעה בקצות העצבים. ידועה גם בשם מחלת הַנְסֶן (Hansen).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsara'at is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צָרַעַת
- Written without vowel points
- צרעת
- Said
- tsara'at
- Root
- צ־ר־ע
- Pattern
- קַטֶּלֶת
- Plural
- צָרָעוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' צָרָעוֹת; צָרַעַת־, ר' צָרְעוֹת־; כ' צָרַעֲתִי, צָרְעוֹתַי
- Gematria
- 760
This is how Tsara'at is said in other languages.
- English
- leprosy
- Arabic
- برص
- Russian
- проказа
- German
- Lepra
These words rhyme with Tsara'at.
The word Tsara'at comes from the root צ־ר־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsara'at in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsara'at.
What does Tsara'at (צרעת) mean in Hebrew?
Tsara'at (צרעת) means leprosy. It is said tsara'at, with the stress on ra'.
What rhymes with Tsara'at (צרעת)?
Words that rhyme with Tsara'at (צרעת) include דעת, טבעת, תולעת, פקעת, מגבעת, and דלעת.
Is Tsara'at (צרעת) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsara'at (צרעת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is צָרָעוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צרעת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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