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scall

Meaning of “scall”

A scab or scaly eruption of the skin on the head or beard.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
14 occurrences9 verses1 bookKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Leviticus 13:30

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “scall”

KJV PCE
Leviticus 13:30
Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:30 · retained source text

Then the Priest shall see the plague: and behold, if it be in sight deeper then the skin, and there be in it a yellow thin haire, then the Priest shall pronounce him vncleane, it is a dry skall, euen a leprosie vpon the head or beard.

Leviticus 13:31
And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:31 · retained source text

And if the Priest looke on the plague of the skall, and behold, it be not in sight deeper then the skin, and that there is no blacke haire in it; then the Priest shall shut vp him that hath the plague of the skall, seuen dayes.

Leviticus 13:32
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:32 · retained source text

And in the seuenth day the Priest shall looke on the plague: and behold, if the skall spread not, and there be in it no yellow haire, and the skall be not in sight deeper then the skin;

Leviticus 13:33
He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:33 · retained source text

He shall be shauen, but the skall shall he not shaue: and the Priest shall shut vp him that hath the skall, seuen dayes more.

Leviticus 13:34
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:34 · retained source text

And in the seuenth day the Priest shall looke on the skall: and behold, if the skall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper then the skin, then the Priest shall pronounce him cleane: and he shall wash his clothes, and be cleane.

Leviticus 13:36
Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:36 · retained source text

Then the Priest shall looke on him, and behold, if the skall be spread in the skinne, the Priest shall not seeke for yellow haire: he is vncleane.

Leviticus 13:37
But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:37 · retained source text

But if the skall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is blacke haire growen vp therein: the skall is healed, he is cleane, and the Priest shall pronounce him cleane.

Leviticus 14:54
This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 14:54 · retained source text

This is the law for all manner plague of leprosie and skall,

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.30.

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Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

An eruption of the skin of the head or face.

printed p. 276; PDF p. 296; Internet Archive leaf n295

A scab or scaly eruption of the skin.

volume 2, leaf 527, column 1 (main_dictionary)