Butאַךְtheseזֶהyou may eatתֹּאכְלוּof allמִכֹּלthe winged insectsשֶׁרֶץ הָעוֹףthat walkהַהֹלֵךְonעַלall fours:אַרְבַּעthose thatאֲשֶׁרhaveלוֹjointed legsכְרָעַיִםaboveמִמַּעַלtheir feetלְרַגְלָיוwith which to leapלְנַתֵּר בָּהֵןonעַלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Leviticus 11:21
Study it in the app“But these you may eat of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:21, word by word
- you may eatתֹּאכְלוּtochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochlu” appears- the winged insectsשֶׁרֶץsherets
swarming things
A swarm of small animals that move in great numbers: fish, insects, small reptiles.
Where else “sherets” appears- the winged insectsעוֹףof
winged insect
A small winged creature, like the locust, which the law classifies apart.
Where else “of” appears- that walkהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- all foursאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- jointed legsכְרָעַיִםcheraayim
legs
Legs (of an animal or of a locust), the lower part of the leg.
Where else “cheraayim” appears- aboveמַּעַלmaal
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “maal” appears- their feetרַגְלָיraglay
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears- with which to leapנַתֵּרnater
leap
To leap or shudder suddenly, from fear or awe.
Where else “nater” appears- with which to leapהֵןhen
they (feminine)
They (feminine); those.
Where else “hen” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
20Every winged insect that walks on all fours, it shall be a detestable thing for you.
21 · This verse (above)
22These of them you may eat: the locust according to its kind, the bald locust according to its kind, the cricket according to its kind, and the grasshopper according to its kind.