The Hebrew noun tzaraath (Hebrew צרעת, Romanized Tiberian Hebrew ṣāraʻaṯ and numerous variants of English transliteration, including tzaraas, tzaraat, tsaraas and tsaraat) describes disfigurative conditions of the skin and body hair mainly referred to in chapters 13-14 of Leviticus, as well as conditions seemingly equivalent to mildew on clothing and houses.
Tzaraath affects both animate and inanimate objects; the Hebrew Bible discusses tzaraath that afflicts humans, clothing and houses.
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