# H4556 מִסְפַּחַת

מִסְפַּחַת (miçpachath), Strong’s H4556: scruf (as spreading over the surface) KJV: scab.. Occurs 3 times.

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*miçpachath* — scruf (as spreading over the surface)

KJV: scab.

Derived from [סָפַח çâphach](https://besorah.bible/word/H5596) (to scrape out)

Occurs 3 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- מִסְפַּ֫חַת n.f. id. [o.cg.ab];—abs.

## Where it occurs
- [Leviticus 13:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/13?v=6) — The priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. Behold, if the plague has faded and the plague hasn’t spread in…
- [Leviticus 13:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/13?v=7) — But if the scab spreads on the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall show himself…
- [Leviticus 13:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/13?v=8) — The priest shall examine him; and behold, if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him…