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Theseזֹאתare the beastsהַבְּהֵמָהthatאֲשֶׁרyou may eat:תֹּאכֵלוּthe ox,שׁוֹרthe sheepשֵׂה כְשָׂבִיםand the goat,וְשֵׂה עִזִּים
Deuteronomy 14:4
Study it in the app“These are the beasts that you may eat: the ox, the sheep and the goat,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 14:4, word by word
- are the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehema
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appears- you may eatתֹּאכֵלוּtochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochelu” appears- the oxשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- the sheepשֵׂהse
lamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appears- the sheepכְשָׂבִיםchesavim
lamb
Lamb, young sheep.
Where else “chesavim” appears- and the goatעִזִּיםizim
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appears
Translation note
“The sheep” and “the goat” are, word for word, “one of the flock of sheep” and “one of the flock of goats.”
The context
3You shall not eat any abomination.
4 · This verse (above)
5the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.