Note 252 — Chapter V · THE MOST PROMINENT FIGURES IN HEBREW MYTHOLOGY.
R. (Russell) Martineau translation
This theory explains the connexion of ṣârach with zârach ‘to be bright.’ Accordingly, I should like to place the Hebrew ṣâraʿath lepra in this same etymological group, as the relationship between ע and ה does not require demonstration; the signification would then be that of ‘whiteness’ (see Lev. XIII. 3, 4).