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Strong's H6883 צָרַעַת (tsaraath)

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

Strong's Number H6883
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 33
Books 4

Strong's H6883 Quick Answer

Strong's H6883 צָּרַעַת (tsara`ath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsara`ath (tsaw-rah'-ath) n-f. 1. leprosy [from H6879] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include leprosy. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tsara`ath (tsaw-rah'-ath) n-f. 1. leprosy [from H6879]
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
leprosy

Meaning and Definition

tsara`ath (tsaw-rah'-ath) n-f. 1. leprosy [from H6879] KJV: leprosy. Root(s): H6879

Original Word
צָּרַעַת
Transliteration
tsara`ath
Derivation
Root: צרע First root strongs: 6879
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6883. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

leprosy

Usage: 1) leprosy 1a) in people, malignant skin disease (Le 13:1-14:57) 1b) in clothing, a mildew or mould (Le 13:47-52) 1c) in buildings, a mildew or mould (Le 14:34-53)

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How Strong's H6883 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsara`ath, 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.

leprosy Leviticus 13:2 33×

How Strong's H6883 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 33 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6883 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 H6883 in the Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 13:2 KJV

When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

Leviticus 13:3 KJV

And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.

Leviticus 13:8 KJV

And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6883.

Leviticus 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:
Leviticus 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
Leviticus 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
Leviticus 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;
Leviticus 13:11 Old Testament, KJV
It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
Leviticus 13:12 Old Testament, KJV
And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;
Leviticus 13:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.
Leviticus 13:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.
Leviticus 13:20 Old Testament, KJV
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
Leviticus 13:25 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
Leviticus 13:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
Leviticus 13:30 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.
Leviticus 13:42 Old Testament, KJV
And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
Leviticus 13:43 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;
Leviticus 13:47 Old Testament, KJV
The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
Leviticus 13:49 Old Testament, KJV
And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
Leviticus 13:51 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
Leviticus 13:52 Old Testament, KJV
He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
Leviticus 13:59 Old Testament, KJV
This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
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 14:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
Leviticus 14:32 Old Testament, KJV
This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
Leviticus 14:34 Old Testament, KJV
When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
Leviticus 14:44 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house; it is unclean.
Leviticus 14:54 Old Testament, KJV
This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
Leviticus 14:55 Old Testament, KJV
And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,
Leviticus 14:57 Old Testament, KJV
To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
Deuteronomy 24:8 Old Testament, KJV
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
2 Kings 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
2 Kings 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
2 Kings 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
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 Chronicles 26:19 Old Testament, KJV
Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6883, grouped by book.

Leviticus 27 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6883 FAQ

What does tsaraath (צָרַעַת) mean?

Tsaraath (Strong's H6883) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "leprosy". tsara`ath (tsaw-rah'-ath) n-f. 1. leprosy [from H6879]

How many times is tsaraath (צָרַעַת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's H6883 across 4 books.

Where can I study tsaraath (צָרַעַת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6883 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tsaraath (צָרַעַת)?

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