4556. mispachath
Berean Strong's Lexicon
mispachath: Scab, eruption, or sore

Original Word: מִסְפַּחַת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mispachath
Pronunciation: mis-pakh'-ath
Phonetic Spelling: (mis-pakh'-ath)
Definition: Scab, eruption, or sore
Meaning: scruf

Word Origin: Derived from the root סָפַח (saphach), meaning "to attach" or "to join."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "mispachath" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific term related to Hebrew ritual law. However, Greek terms related to skin conditions or diseases in the New Testament include "λεπρός" (lepros, G3015), meaning "leprous" or "scaly."

Usage: The term "mispachath" refers to a type of skin condition, often translated as "scab" or "eruption." It is used in the context of Levitical laws concerning skin diseases, particularly in the book of Leviticus, where it describes a condition that requires examination by a priest to determine ritual cleanliness or uncleanness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, skin diseases were not only a medical concern but also a significant religious and social issue. The Levitical laws provided detailed instructions for diagnosing and managing various skin conditions to maintain the community's ritual purity. The priests acted as both religious leaders and health inspectors, ensuring that those with contagious or unclean conditions were isolated to prevent defilement of the camp.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as sappachath
Definition
scab
NASB Translation
scab (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִסְמַּ֫חַת noun feminine id.; — absolute Leviticus 13:6,7,8.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
scab

From caphach; scruf (as spreading over the surface) -- scab.

see HEBREW caphach

Forms and Transliterations
הַמִּסְפַּ֖חַת הַמִּסְפַּ֙חַת֙ המספחת מִסְפַּ֣חַת מספחת ham·mis·pa·ḥaṯ hammisPachat hammispaḥaṯ mis·pa·ḥaṯ misPachat mispaḥaṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 13:6
HEB: וְטִהֲר֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִסְפַּ֣חַת הִ֔יא וְכִבֶּ֥ס
NAS: him clean; it is [only] a scab. And he shall wash
KJV: shall pronounce him clean: it [is but] a scab: and he shall wash
INT: shall pronounce the priest is a scab and he shall wash

Leviticus 13:7
HEB: פָּשֹׂ֨ה תִפְשֶׂ֤ה הַמִּסְפַּ֙חַת֙ בָּע֔וֹר אַחֲרֵ֧י
NAS: But if the scab spreads farther
KJV: But if the scab spread much abroad
INT: spreads farther the scab the skin after

Leviticus 13:8
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּשְׂתָ֥ה הַמִּסְפַּ֖חַת בָּע֑וֹר וְטִמְּא֥וֹ
NAS: and if the scab has spread
KJV: see that, behold, the scab spreadeth
INT: and if has spread the scab the skin shall pronounce

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4556
3 Occurrences


ham·mis·pa·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.
mis·pa·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
















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