צָרַע (ṣāraʿ) is a Hebrew verb meaning be stricken with leprosy. It appears 20 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6879).

Also rendered

• be leprous

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1971)

Root family 1971: צָרַע ṣāraʿ — be diseased of skin, leprous. (ASV and RSV similar). This denominative verb is used chiefly in the Pual

• צָרַעַת ṣāraʿat — leprosy
• צִרְעָה ṣirʿâ — hornets

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