וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה בַקָּרַ֨חַת֙ אֹ֣ו בַגַּבַּ֔חַת נֶ֖גַע לָבָ֣ן אֲדַמְדָּ֑ם צָרַ֤עַת פֹּרַ֨חַת֙ הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתֹּ֖ו אֹ֥ו בְגַבַּחְתֹּֽו׃
And if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a white or reddish spot, it is a leprous outbreak on his bald head or on his bald forehead.
Morphology
- וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה (veki-yihyeh) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And if there is”; Notes: Introduces a conditional statement.
- בַקָּרַ֨חַת֙ (baqaraḥat) – Root: קרח (q-r-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs; Translation: “On the bald head”; Notes: Refers to the condition of baldness.
- אֹ֣ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Connects alternatives.
- בַגַּבַּ֔חַת (bagabbaḥat) – Root: גבח (g-b-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs; Translation: “On the bald forehead”; Notes: Refers to a specific area of baldness.
- נֶ֖גַע (nega’) – Root: נגע (n-g-ʿ); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “A spot”; Notes: Describes a mark or lesion.
- לָבָ֣ן (lavan) – Root: לבן (l-b-n); Form: Adjective, ms; Translation: “White”; Notes: Specifies the color of the spot.
- אֲדַמְדָּ֑ם (adamdam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Adjective, ms; Translation: “Reddish”; Notes: Indicates a reddish hue.
- צָרַ֤עַת (tsara’at) – Root: צרע (ts-r-ʿ); Form: Noun, fs; Translation: “Leprosy”; Notes: Refers to a serious skin condition.
- פֹּרַ֨חַת֙ (poraḥat) – Root: פרח (p-r-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, participle, fs; Translation: “Outbreak”; Notes: Describes the spreading condition.
- הִ֔וא (hi) – Form: Pronoun, 3fs; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the described spot.
- בְּקָרַחְתֹּ֖ו (beqaraḥto) – Root: קרח (q-r-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “On his bald head”; Notes: Specifies the location of the spot.
- אֹ֥ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Connects alternatives.
- בְגַבַּחְתֹּֽו׃ (begabbaḥto) – Root: גבח (g-b-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “On his bald forehead”; Notes: Specifies another possible location.