3217. yallepheth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
yallepheth: Scab, Scaly eruption

Original Word: יַלֶּפֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: yallepheth
Pronunciation: yal-leh'-feth
Phonetic Spelling: (yal-leh'-feth)
Definition: Scab, Scaly eruption
Meaning: scurf, tetter

Word Origin: From the root יָלַף (yalaph), which means "to stick" or "to adhere."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "yallepheth" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew term related to Levitical law. However, the Greek term "λέπρα" (lepra, Strong's Greek 3014) is used in the Septuagint and the New Testament to describe leprosy or similar skin conditions.

Usage: The term "yallepheth" refers to a type of skin disease or condition characterized by scabs or scaly eruptions. It is used in the context of Levitical laws concerning cleanliness and uncleanliness, particularly in relation to skin diseases that could render a person ceremonially unclean.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the laws concerning skin diseases were part of the broader Levitical code, which aimed to maintain the ritual purity of the community. Skin diseases, such as those described by "yallepheth," were not only medical concerns but also had significant religious implications. Those afflicted were often isolated to prevent the spread of disease and to maintain the community's purity. The priests played a crucial role in diagnosing and declaring individuals clean or unclean, as outlined in Leviticus.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
scab, scurf (an eruptive disease)
NASB Translation
scabs (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יַלֶּ֫פֶת noun feminine scab, scurf, an eruptive disease, Leviticus 21:20; Leviticus 22:22 (in both "" גָּרָב).

ילק (√ of following; meaning dubious; Thes and others compare לקק lick; Arabic is hasten, etc.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
scabbed

From an unused root apparently meaning to stick or scrape; scurf or tetter -- scabbed.

Forms and Transliterations
יַלֶּ֔פֶת ילפת yal·le·p̄eṯ yalLefet yallep̄eṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 21:20
HEB: גָרָב֙ א֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת א֖וֹ מְר֥וֹחַ
NAS: eczema or scabs or crushed
KJV: or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones
INT: eczema or scabs or crushed

Leviticus 22:22
HEB: גָרָב֙ א֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת לֹא־ תַקְרִ֥יבוּ
NAS: or scabs, you shall not offer
KJV: or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer
INT: eczema or scabs nor offer

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3217
2 Occurrences


yal·le·p̄eṯ — 2 Occ.
















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