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Scab

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(גָּרָב, garab, Deuteronomy 28:27; elsewhere "scurvy," a diseased scurf on the skin; מַסְפִחִת, mispachath, Leviticus 13:6-8; a harmless cutaneous eruption; סִפִּחִת, sappachath, Leviticus 13:2mange in the hair causing it to fall out; kindred with these last two is שָׂפִח for סָפִח, saphach, to "smite with a scab," Isaiah 3:17, i.e. premature baldness; יִלֶּפֶת, yallepheth, Leviticus 21:20; Leviticus 22:22, an itching or tetter in the skin). (See DISEASE); (See LEPROSY).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Scab'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/scab.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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