Anyכָּלanimal that diedנְבֵלָהor one torn by beasts,וּטְרֵפָהfrom the birdsמִן הָעוֹףor from the livestock,וּמִן הַבְּהֵמָהthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםshall notלֹאeat.’”יֹאכְלוּ
Ezekiel 44:31
Study it in the app“Any animal that died or one torn by beasts, from the birds or from the livestock, the priests shall not eat.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 44:31, word by word
- animal that diedנְבֵלָהnevela
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.
Where else “nevela” appears- or one torn by beastsטְרֵפָהterefa
torn animal
An animal torn by a wild beast.
Where else “terefa” appears- from the birdsעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- or from the livestockבְּהֵמָהbehema
livestock
A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.
Where else “behema” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- eat.’יֹאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears
The context
30And the first of all the firstfruits of everything, and every contribution of everything, of all your contributions, shall be for the priests; and the first of your dough you shall give to the priest, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.
31 · This verse (above)