צָרַעַת

צָרַ֫עַת₃₅ noun feminine leprosy; — absolute ׳צ 5 Mos 24,3 +, צָרָ֑עַת 3 Mos 13,2 +; construct צָרַ֫עַת 2 Kong 5,27 +; suffix צָרַעְתּוֺ 2 Kong 5,3; 2 Kong 5,6; 2 Kong 5,7 — leprosy 2 Kong 5,3; 2 Kong 5,6; 2 Kong 5,7; 2 Kong 5,27; 2 Kron 26,19 elsewhere only in laws: ׳נֶגַע צ 5 Mos 24,8, and 3 Mos 13,14 (P; 29 t.): ׳תּוֺרַת הַצ 3 Mos 14,57 specific of
\ \ a. human disease (as above) ׳נֶגַע צ 3 Mos 13,2 + 8 t.; without ׳נ 3 Mos 13,8 + 10 t.
\ \ b. leprosy in a garment 3 Mos 13,47; 3 Mos 13,49; 3 Mos 13,51; 3 Mos 13,52; 3 Mos 13,59 (בֶּגֶד ׳תּוֺרַת נֶנַע צ).
\ \ c. in house 3 Mos 14,34 (׳נֶגַע צ), v3 Mos 14,44 house or garment v3 Mos 14,55. — Exact meaning of
\ \ b. and
\ \ c. dubious, perhaps some fungus or mould; see especially Di Dr-Wh Baen.