חצבת

Hebrew

Root
ח־צ־ב (kh-ts-b)

Etymology

Compare Arabic حَصْبَة (ḥaṣba).

Noun

חַצֶּבֶת • (khatsévet) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. measles

References

• “חצבת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• חצבת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he