ancient name for leprosy in hebre
Leprosy â tzaâraâat â leprosy, stinging hornets. Around the late 1940âs and early 1950âs a number of rabbis took a close look at the Hebrew word that we translate as leprosy (tzaâraâat) and decided that leprosy was not a good English word to use here.Leprosy as we know it today, just does not fit the Biblical description of leprosy.round the late 1940âs and early 1950âs a number of rabbis took a close look at the Hebrew word that we translate as leprosy (tzaâraâat) and decided that leprosy was not a good English word to use here. Leprosy as we know it today, just does not fit the Biblical description of leprosy.