H2775b H2775b
and with itch/scab (a chronic skin disease in covenant curse list)
This noun appears in Deuteronomy 28:27, where God threatens covenant breakers with 'the itch' (וּבֶחָרֶס) along with boils of Egypt and tumors. The Aramaic cognates refer to rough, itching skin conditions. The term appears parallel to 'scab' (גָּרָב), suggesting chronic, uncomfortable dermatological afflictions. Ancient Near Eastern curse treaties similarly invoked skin diseases as divine punishment. The conjunction 'and-with' adds this to an accumulating list of physical miseries awaiting those who break covenant.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Within the curse catalog, this represents one of several skin afflictions designed to make life miserable—constant itching without relief, social stigma, and physical discomfort. The pairing with 'boils of Egypt' recalls the plagues, threatening that covenant breakers would experience Egypt's suffering despite their deliverance. The medical terminology distinguishes this chronic itch from acute conditions, suggesting persistent dermatological torment as covenant curse. 1×
AR["وَبِ-الْحِكَّةِ"]·ben["এবং-চুলকানিতে"]·DE["und-mit-itch"]·EN["and-with-itch"]·FR["et-avec-itch"]·heb["ו-ב-חרס"]·HI["और-खाज-से"]·ID["dan-dengan-gatal"]·IT["e-con-itch"]·jav["lan-mawi-gatal"]·KO["그리고-옷으로"]·PT["e-com-coceira"]·RU["и-чесоткой"]·ES["y-con-comezon"]·SW["na-kwa-kuwasha"]·TR["ve-kaşıntıyla"]·urd["اور-خشکی-سے"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† III. [חֶ֫רֶס] n.[m.] an eruptive disease, itch (Aramaic חַרְסָא, ܚܶܪܣܳܐ; also ܚܰܪܘܽܣ rough, etc.)—וּבֶחָ֑רֶס Dt 28:27 (‖ עפלים Kt, גָּרָב),—i, ii. חֶרֶס v. sub חרס.