Deuteronomy 14:6

“And every beast that has a parted hoof, split into two hoofs, and chews the cud among the beasts, it you may eat.”

Deuteronomy 14:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 14:6, word by word

beastבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “behema” appears
that has a parted hoofמַפְרֶסֶתmafreset

split hoof

To have a split hoof.

Where else “mafreset” appears
that has a parted hoofפַּרְסָהparsa

hoof

Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.

Where else “parsa” appears
splitשֹׁסַעַתshosaat

split

To cleave in two; the divided hoof.

Where else “shosaat” appears
splitשֶׁסַעshesa

cleft

Cleft: the split between the two parts of a hoof.

Where else “shesa” appears
into twoשְׁתֵּיshete

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shete” appears
and chewsמַעֲלַתmaalat

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “maalat” appears
the cudגֵּרָהgera

cud

Cud: the food some animals bring back into the mouth to chew it again.

Where else “gera” 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 context

5the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

6 · This verse (above)

7But these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud or of those that have the hoof parted in two: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof; they are unclean for you.

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