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And everyוְכֹלwingedהָעוֹףswarming thingשֶׁרֶץis uncleanטָמֵא הוּאfor you;לָכֶםthey shall notלֹאbe eaten.יֵאָכֵלוּ
Deuteronomy 14:19
Study it in the app“And every winged swarming thing is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 14:19, word by word
- wingedעוֹףof
winged insect
A small winged creature, like the locust, which the law classifies apart.
Where else “of” appears- swarming thingשֶׁרֶץsherets
swarming things
A swarm of small animals that move in great numbers: fish, insects, small reptiles.
Where else “sherets” appears- is uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears- be eatenיֵאָכֵלוּyeachelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yeachelu” appears
The context
18the stork, the heron of every kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
19 · This verse (above)
20Every clean bird you may eat.