Leviticus

Leviticus 13:20

²⁰The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The priest	הַכֹּהֵ֗ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
shall examine it	וְרָאָ֣ה	wə·rā·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and if	וְהִנֵּ֤ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
it appears	מַרְאֶ֙הָ֙	mar·’e·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
to be beneath	שָׁפָ֣ל	šā·p̄āl	Adjective - masculine singular	H8217 low
the skin	הָע֔וֹר	hā·‘ō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5785 skin
and the hair in it	וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּ	ū·śə·‘ā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8181 hair
has turned	הָפַ֣ךְ	hā·p̄aḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
white	לָבָ֑ן	lā·ḇān	Adjective - masculine singular	H3836 white
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
shall pronounce him unclean	וְטִמְּא֧וֹ	wə·ṭim·mə·’ōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
it	הִ֖וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is a diseased infection	צָרַ֥עַת	ṣā·ra·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6883 leprosy
that has broken out	פָּרָֽחָה׃	pā·rā·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6524 bud, sprout, shoot
in the boil	בַּשְּׁחִ֥ין	baš·šə·ḥîn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7822 boil

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.