Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “סַפַּחַת”
Understanding çappachath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
scab. - the mange (as making the hair fall off) 1) eruption, scab, lesion 1a) either malignant or benign
H5597
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
סַפַּחַת
Phoneticsap-pakh'-ath
Transliterationçappachath
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
scab. - the mange (as making the hair fall off) 1) eruption, scab, lesion 1a) either malignant or benign
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 13:2 | “When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:” Word: סַפַּחַת (çappachath) | |
| Leviticus 14:56 | “And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:” Word: סַפַּחַת (çappachath) |