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grb (e/a) vb. to be leprous, to become leprous
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Gpəˁalto be leprous, to become leprous1 sense▶
to be leprous, to become leprous
Syr
EphPar 4:4.2↗ ܓܪܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܣܬܝܒ‏ : but he became leprous and impure ; P Num12:10↗ ܘܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܓܪܒܬ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܓܐ‏ : here had Miriam become as leprous as snow
Cˀafˁelto be leprous, to become leprous2 senses▶
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to be leprous, to become leprous
Syr
AGnEx 131.18↗ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܐܓܪܒܬ ܘܕܟܝܬ‏ : with his hand that became leprous and then became pure ; P Ex4:6↗ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܓܪܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܓܐ‏
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metaph.(?)
Syr
ThbK1 147:5↗ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܐܓܪܒܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܣܓܕܬ ܕܝܘ̈ܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ‏ : for all of them had almost become leprous through worship of the evil spirits of the Egyptians ; IshExod 11:4↗ text not cited
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to make leprous
Syr
IAB 43:9 ܛܥܢܗ݀ ܓܚܙܝ ܘܐܓܪܒܬܗ‏ : Gehazi bore (greed) and it made him leprous ; EphPar 15:12.4↗ ܐܓܪܒܗ݀ ܒܝܫ݂ܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ‏ : the Evil One made the kingdom leprous
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be made leprous1 sense▶
to be made leprous
Syr
Maron 65:17 text not cited
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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: 254[130]DJPA: 135aDrower/Macuch: 96bJ. Payne-Smith: 77

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