tzaraath

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tzaraath

/t͡sɑːˈɹɑː.(ʔ)ɑːt/
/t͡sɑːˈɹɑːt/
/t͡sə-/
/s-/
/-θ/

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Borrowed from Hebrew צָרַעַת (tsará'at), originally "smitten" or "struck" from various skin afflictions' supposed divine origin.

noun tzaraat · tsara'at · tzoraas · zaraath

Judaism, uncountable Any of various disfigurements of a person's skin, hair, clothing, or home understood as a kind of impurity requiring special rituals of atonement.

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noun any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism

Français	lèpre
Deutsch	Aussatz

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@misc{tzaraath_2026,
  title = {tzaraath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tzaraath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}