metzora

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noun

A person afflicted with tzaraath.

OriginHebrew מצורע →
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Meanings

noun

alternative metzorah

  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 that

    2009 September 5, Giorgies E. Kepipesiom, “The book is coming along well”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Hebrewמצורע
  2. Englishmetzora

Borrowed from Hebrew מצורע.

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Translations

Bulgarian мецора
  • мецора (mecora)Translations
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APA

metzora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metzora

MLA

“metzora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metzora. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metzora,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metzora.

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