leprosy

«leprosy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: An illness caused by germs (bacteria) that harms the skin… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (leprosy, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) An illness caused by germs (bacteria) that harms the skin and nerves, so people can lose feeling in their hands and feet. tree →

2) (Bible) In the Bible, «leprosy» meant several skin diseases; people with it had to live apart, and Jesus healed lepers. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The priest examined the plague, and a person with it was shut up or sent outside the camp until pronounced clean. Interpretation: The Rabbis connect tzaraat with gossip and slander, as in the story of Miriam, and treat it as a spiritual warning more than a sickness. In the primary lessons: In religion lessons Jesus touching and healing lepers shows his compassion for people that others avoided. In science and health, leprosy today can be cured with medicine and is hard to catch. Phrases: «suffer from leprosy», «cure leprosy», «leprosy mission».

examples

• and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house; (Torah LEV.14.55, JPS 1917) tree →
• This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall; (Torah LEV.14.54, JPS 1917) tree →
• When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest. (Torah LEV.13.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• And she said unto her mistress: 'Would that my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.' (Prophets 2KI.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever.' And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. (Prophets 2KI.5.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying: 'And now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.' (Prophets 2KI.5.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Jesus healed ten men who had leprosy. tree →
• Leprosy can now be cured with medicine. tree →
• In old times people with leprosy had to live outside the town. tree →
• Leprosy harms the nerves, so people may not feel pain. tree →
• Father Damien cared for people with leprosy in Hawaii. tree →
• Charities still help people with leprosy around the world. tree →
• The first said: “Let her be struck with leprosy in her face.” tree →

note

Uncountable. Person: leper (today «person with leprosy» is kinder). Myth: fingers and toes do not just «fall off»; injuries happen because people cannot feel pain. It is not easily caught by touching.

In the corpora

• When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest.
• And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean; the raw flesh is unclean: it is leprosy.
• And when the plague of leprosy is in a garment, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment;
• This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall;
• and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leprosy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.