to be smitten with leprosy
1Metzora (parsha) — Metzora, Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M’tsora (מְּצֹרָע Hebrew for “one being diseased,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 28th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah… …
2PHARAOH — The Egyptian expression per aʿo ( the Great House ), transcribed and vocalized pirʿu in Akkadian and parʿo in Hebrew, did not originally designate the king of Egypt, but rather his palace, and was used in this sense in Egyptian texts until the… …
3Amis et Amiles — is an old French romance based on a widespread legend of friendship and sacrifice. In its earlier and simpler form it is the story of two friends, one of whom, Amis, was smitten with leprosy because he had committed perjury to save his friend. A… …
4Konark Sun Temple — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Sun Temple, Konârak State Party = IND Type = Cultural Criteria = i, iii, vi ID = 246 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1984 Session = 8th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/246 website =konark.nic.in/Konark Sun… …
5HYSSOP — (Heb. אֵזוֹב), small plant that grows in rocks and stone walls. The Greek hyssōpos is used to translate Hebrew ēzôb on account of phonetic similarity, but in reality the plants are different; the ēzôb of the Bible, or Syrian hyssop, is known to… …
6Hazeroth — Fenced enclosures consisting of a low wall of stones in which thick bundles of thorny acacia are inserted, the tangled branches and long needle like spikes forming a perfectly impenetrable hedge around the encampment of tents and cattle which… …
7Hartman von Aue — Hartmann von Aue † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hartmann von Aue A Middle High German epic poet and minnesinger; died between 1210 and 1220. Little is known concerning his life; neither the place nor the date of his birth has been… …
8MIRIAM — (Heb. מִרְיָם); the daughter of amram and Jochebed and sister of moses and aaron (Num.26:59; I Chron. 5:29. The name may mean gift (see von Soden, UF 2 (1970), 269–72). According to tradition, Miriam is the sister, mentioned in Exodus 2:2–8, who… …
9Troilus — [ Etruscan fresco, Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, c540 530BC.] Troilus (also Troilos, Troylus) (Ancient Greek: Τρωίλος, Troïlos, Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to …
10Goodness Gracious Me (TV & radio) — Infobox Television show name = Goodness Gracious Me caption = DVD cover format = Sketch comedy runtime = 25 mins creator = Sanjeev Bhaskar Meera Syal Anil Gupta executive producer = Jon Plowman starring = Sanjeev Bhaskar Meera Syal Kulvinder Ghir …
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