צָרַ֫עַת₃₅ noun feminine leprosy; — absolute ׳צ Deuteronomy 24:3 +, צָרָ֑עַת Leviticus 13:2 +; construct צָרַ֫עַת 2 Kings 5:27 +; suffix צָרַעְתּוֺ 2 Kings 5:3,6,7; — leprosy 2 Kings 5:3,6,7,27; 2Chronicles 26:19; elsewhere only in laws: ׳נֶגַע צ Deuteronomy 24:8, and Leviticus 13:14 (P; 29 t.): ׳תּוֺרַת הַצ Leviticus 14:57; specific of

a. human disease (as above) ׳נֶגַע צ Leviticus 13:2 8t.; without ׳נ Leviticus 13:8 10t.

b. leprosy in a garment Leviticus 13:47,49,51,52,59 (בֶּגֶד ׳תּוֺרַת נֶנַע צ).

c. in house Leviticus 14:34 (׳נֶגַע צ), Leviticus 14:44; house or garment Leviticus 14:55. — Exact meaning of

b. and

c. dubious, perhaps some fungus or mould; see especially Di Dr-Wh Baen.