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metzora

metzora noun: a person afflicted with tzaraath.

Noun

metzora

  1. A person afflicted with tzaraath.
    • a kohen does not "treat" tzoraas; there is in fact no medical treatment for tzoraas, the only cure being for the metzora to do teshuva, and it does not require a kohen to advise him how to do that2009 September 5, Giorgies E. Kepipesiom, “The book is coming along well”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of metzora

alternative formmetzorah

Origin of metzora

Borrowed from Hebrew מצורע.

Questions about metzora

What does metzora mean?
Metzora means a person afflicted with tzaraath.
What part of speech is metzora?
Metzora is a noun.

Words near metzora in the dictionary

  1. Metzlerian
  2. Metzlers
  3. Metzner
  4. Metzners
  5. metzograph
  6. metzora
  7. Metztli
  8. metœci
  9. metœcus
  10. metœstrus
  11. meu

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