Deuteronomy 14:8

“And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, it is unclean for you. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.”

Deuteronomy 14:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 14:8, word by word

And the pigחֲזִירchazir

pig

Pig.

Where else “chazir” appears
partsמַפְרִיסmafris

split hoof

To have a split hoof.

Where else “mafris” appears
the hoofפַּרְסָהparsa

hoof

Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.

Where else “parsa” appears
the cudגֵרָהgera

cud

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

Where else “gera” appears
it is uncleanטָמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

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Of their fleshבְּשָׂרָbesara

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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eatתֹאכֵלוּtochelu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochelu” appears
and their carcassesנִבְלָתָnivlata

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

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touchתִגָּעוּtigau

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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The context

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.

8 · This verse (above)

9This you may eat of all that is in the water: all that has fins and scales you may eat.

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