Leviticus 11:21

“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.”

Leviticus 11:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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