Leviticus 11:22

“These 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.”

Leviticus 11:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 11:22, word by word

you may eatתֹּאכֵלוּtochelu

eat

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

Where else “tochelu” appears
the locustאַרְבֶּהarbe

locust

Locust: an insect that comes in huge swarms and devours everything green.

Where else “arbe” appears
according to its kindמִינmin

kind

Kind, sort. It appears in the phrase "according to its kind": each living thing according to its type.

Where else “min” appears
the bald locustסָּלְעָםsalam

locust (kind)

A kind of edible locust or grasshopper.

Where else “salam” appears
the cricketחַרְגֹּלchargol

cricket, locust

A kind of locust or grasshopper; sometimes translated "cricket".

Where else “chargol” appears
and the grasshopperחָגָבchagav

grasshopper

Grasshopper, a small locust.

Where else “chagav” appears

The context

21But 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.

22 · This verse (above)

23But every other winged insect that has four feet, it shall be a detestable thing for you.

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