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sappaḥat סַפַּ֫חַת ‘scab’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from sāfaḥ סָפַח ‘to attach / to scar’
Roots: ספח שׂפח

sappaḥat n, f
1) eruption, scab, lesion
 1a) either malignant or benign

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 13:2, 14:56

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