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tzaraath

/t͡sɑːˈɹɑː.(ʔ)ɑːt/

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

Noun

tzaraath (uncountable)

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

Forms of tzaraath

alternative formtzaraat
alternative formtsara'at
alternative formtzoraas
alternative formzaraath

Origin of tzaraath

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

Questions about tzaraath

What does tzaraath mean?
Tzaraath means any of various disfigurements of a person's skin, hair, clothing, or home understood as a kind of impurity requiring special rituals of atonement.
What part of speech is tzaraath?
Tzaraath is a noun.
How do you pronounce tzaraath?
Tzaraath is pronounced /t͡sɑːˈɹɑː.(ʔ)ɑːt/.

Words near tzaraath in the dictionary

  1. tzantzas
  2. Tzapotec
  3. Tzapotecs
  4. tzar
  5. tzaraat
  6. tzaraath
  7. tzardom
  8. tzardoms
  9. tzarevich
  10. tzareviches
  11. tzarevitch

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