What does נֶתֶק mean in the Bible?
נֶתֶק is a Hebrew word meaning "scurf".
Hebrew · H5424
נֶתֶק
Scurf
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נֶתֶקH5424
What does נֶתֶק mean in the Bible?
נֶתֶק is a Hebrew word meaning "scurf".
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How does the BSB render H5424?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the scaly outbreak (5), [him] (1), and it (1), for a scaly outbreak (1), is a scaly outbreak (1).
Where does נֶתֶק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (14).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe scaly outbreak5×Leviticus 13:32, Leviticus 13:34, Leviticus 13:35, Leviticus 13:36
[him]1×Leviticus 13:33
and it1×Leviticus 13:32
for a scaly outbreak1×Leviticus 14:54
is a scaly outbreak1×Leviticus 13:30
it1×Leviticus 13:34
the infected person1×Leviticus 13:31
the scaly1×Leviticus 13:31
the scaly area1×Leviticus 13:33
then it1×Leviticus 13:37
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:30נֶ֣תֶקtois a scaly outbreakNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:31הַנֶּ֗תֶקtothe scalyArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:31הַנֶּ֖תֶקtothe infected personArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:32הַנֶּ֔תֶקtothe scaly outbreakArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:32הַנֶּ֔תֶקtoand itArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:33הַנֶּ֖תֶקtothe scaly areaArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:33הַנֶּ֛תֶקto[him]Article | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:34הַנֶּ֜תֶקtothe scaly outbreakArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:34הַנֶּ֙תֶק֙toitArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:35הַנֶּ֖תֶקtothe scaly outbreakArticle | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 13:30
Aligned rows14
Books represented1
Leviticus14
Source forms
הַנֶּ֖תֶק5xhan·ne·ṯeqLeviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:33, Leviticus 13:35, Leviticus 13:36
הַנֶּ֔תֶק2xhan·ne·ṯeqLeviticus 13:32
הַנֶּ֜תֶק2xhan·ne·ṯeqLeviticus 13:34, Leviticus 13:37
הַנֶּ֗תֶק1xhan·ne·ṯeqLeviticus 13:31
הַנֶּ֛תֶק1xhan·ne·ṯeqLeviticus 13:33
הַנֶּ֙תֶק֙1xhan·ne·ṯeqLeviticus 13:34
וְלַנָּֽתֶק׃1xwə·lan·nā·ṯeqLeviticus 14:54
נֶ֣תֶק1xne·ṯeqLeviticus 13:30
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular12xLeviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32, Leviticus 13:33, Leviticus 13:34
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 14:54
Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 13:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. scurf
Source Gloss
scurf
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
scurf BDB: scab Usage: (dry) scall.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֶתֶק is built from this root: