Tzaraath (Hebrew: צָרַעַת ‎ ṣāraʿaṯ), variously transcribed into English and frequently translated as leprosy (though it is not Hansen's disease, the disease known as "leprosy" in modern times [1]), is a term used in the Bible to describe various ritually impure disfigurative conditions of the human skin, [2] clothing, [3] and ...

According to the King James translation of the Bible, both Moses and Miriam suffered from leprosy at some point in their lives. But the Hebrew word often translated as leprosy, tzaraat, is not the same as the disease we call leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease) today. In the Bible, tzaraat is a skin disease that can take many different forms, and in …

Tzaraat was an affliction of the skin (or clothing or house) discussed extensively in the Bible (notably the Torah portions of Tazria and Metzora) that would cause the sufferer to become impure and be isolated or “quarantined” from the community.Many have speculated as to the exact nature of this malady, which is commonly translated …

Original Word: צָרַעַת Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: tsara`ath Pronunciation: tsah-rah-ath Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-rah'-ath) Definition: Leprosy, skin disease Meaning: leprosy Word Origin: Derived from the root צָרַע (tsara), meaning "to strike" or "to scourge." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3014 (lepra): Used in the New Testament to describe leprosy ...

It's time for all Leviticus fans to haul out their decoder rings! In Leviticus 13 and 14, we encounter a strange disease called tzaraat, which can be contracted by human beings, walls, stones, or cloth. Tzaraat has been translated variously as "'scale disease,' 'scaly disease,' 'eruption,' and (erroneously) 'leprosy' " (The Women's Torah Commentary, ed. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea L. Weiss ...

Tzara'at is a collective term including many afflictions that do not resemble each other. For the whitening of a person's skin is called tzara'at, as is the falling out of some of the hair of his head or beard, and the change of the color of clothes or houses. This change that affects clothes and houses which the Torah described with the general term of tzara'at is not a natural occurrence.

The Aish Rabbi Replies. Tzara’at is often translated as leprosy but it was not a physical disease at all (nor do its symptoms resemble true leprosy). The Talmud (Erchin 16a) states that it was an affliction meted out directly from God as a result of sin. The Talmud lists a number of serious sins which might cause a person to contract tzara’at, such as murder, theft and false oaths.

The Hebrew noun tzaraath (Hebrew צרעת, Romanized Tiberian Hebrew ṣāraʻaṯ and numerous variants of English transliteration, including tzaraas, tzaraat, tsaraas and tsaraat) describes a disfigurative condition mainly referred to in chapters 13-14 of Leviticus, as well as conditions equivalent to be "mildew" on clothes and houses.

The weekly Torah portion’s name is “Metzora” {מצורע}(‘LEPERS’) and it is found in Leviticus 14:1–15:33 The Hebrew word ‘Tzara’at’ {צרעת} means ‘leprosy’ and a person who becomes ill with leprosy is called in Hebrew ‘Metzora’ {מצורע} – like the name of the weekly Torah portion.

"אשה כי תזריע וילדה זכר" “When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male.” (12:2) QUESTION: Parshat Shemini concludes with the topic of kosher and non-kosher foods.