metzora

English

Alternative forms

• metzorah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מצורע.

Noun

metzora

1. A person afflicted with tzaraath.
   • 2009 September 5, Giorgies E. Kepipesiom, “The book is coming along well”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     a kohen does not "treat" tzoraas; there is in fact no medical treatment for tzoraas, the only cure being for the metzora to do teshuva, and it does not require a kohen to advise him how to do that