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skyrw, skyrwtˀ (sḵīrū, sḵīrūṯā) n.f. closing
being closed
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BhKJ 33:7 ܣܟܝܪܘ݂ܬ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ ܡܢ ܨܘܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܬܐ‏ : the hearing faculty being closed to hearing disgusting things
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To judge from the biblical descriptions, we would not term many of the skin diseases described by these terms as actual leprosy.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1009[475]J. Payne-Smith: 377

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