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tzaraath

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: цараат (caraat) — any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism
  • Ngazidja Comorian: wenefu — any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism
  • Finnish: spitaali — any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism
  • French: lèpre — any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism
  • German: Aussatz — any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍄𐍃𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻 (þrutsfill) — any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism
  • Zazaki: gher — any of various disfigurements associated with certain kinds of ritual impurity in Judaism