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Strong's H6879 צָרַע (tsara)

Tsara means “leper” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6879
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 18
Books 6

Strong's H6879 Quick Answer

Strong's H6879 צָּרַע (tsara`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsara` (tsaw-rah') v. 1. to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy [a primitive root] It has 18 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include leper, leprous, leprosy, and lepers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tsara` (tsaw-rah') v. 1. to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy [a primitive root]
Usage
18 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
leper, leprous, leprosy, and lepers

Meaning and Definition

tsara` (tsaw-rah') v. 1. to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy [a primitive root] KJV: leper, leprous.

Original Word
צָּרַע
Transliteration
tsara`
Derivation
Root: צרע
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6879. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6879 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsara`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

leper Leviticus 13:45 10× leprous Exodus 4:6 leprosy Leviticus 14:3 lepers 2 Kings 7:8

How Strong's H6879 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6879 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6879 in the Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 4:6 KJV

And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

Leviticus 13:44 KJV

He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.

Leviticus 13:45 KJV

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

Usage Excerpts

First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6879.

Exodus 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
Leviticus 13:44 Old Testament, KJV
He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.
Leviticus 13:45 Old Testament, KJV
And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
Leviticus 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
Leviticus 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
Leviticus 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
Numbers 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:
Numbers 12:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
2 Samuel 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
2 Kings 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
2 Kings 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
2 Kings 5:27 Old Testament, KJV
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
2 Kings 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
2 Kings 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
2 Kings 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.
2 Chronicles 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.
2 Chronicles 26:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
2 Chronicles 26:23 Old Testament, KJV
So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6879, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6879 FAQ

What does tsara (צָרַע) mean?

Tsara (Strong's H6879) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "leper". tsara` (tsaw-rah') v. 1. to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy [a primitive root]

How many times is tsara (צָרַע) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H6879 across 6 books.

Where can I study tsara (צָרַע) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6879 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tsara (צָרַע)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as leper, leprous, leprosy, and lepers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.