leprous
part of speech
adjective
meaning for a pupil
Having leprosy, or the skin disease described in the Torah. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Leprous means afflicted with tzaraat, shown by white skin, as with Moses' hand and Miriam. Interpretation: Tradition reads these as signs from God: Moses' hand as a warning about speech, Miriam's as a punishment for speaking against Moses.
examples
- he is a leprous man, he is unclean; the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean: his plague is in his head. (Torah LEV.13.44, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when the cloud was removed from over the Tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow; and Aaron looked upon Miriam; and, behold, she was leprous. (Torah NUM.12.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD said furthermore unto him: 'Put now thy hand into thy bosom.' And he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow. (Torah EXO.4.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said one to another: 'Why sit we here until we die? (Prophets 2KI.7.3, JPS 1917) tree →
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Trees and pragmatics
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