Leviticus 11:26

“Every beast that divides the hoof but is not split with a cleft, and does not chew the cud, they shall be unclean for you; whoever touches them will be unclean.”

Leviticus 11:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 11:26, word by word

beastבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “behema” appears
dividesמַפְרֶסֶתmafreset

split hoof

To have a split hoof.

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the hoofפַּרְסָהparsa

hoof

Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.

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splitשֹׁסַעַתshosaat

cleft

Cleft: the split between the two parts of a hoof.

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with a cleftשֶׁסַעshesa

split

To cleave in two; the divided hoof.

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chewמַעֲלָהmaala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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the cudגֵרָהgera

cud

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

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uncleanטְמֵאִיםtemeim

unclean

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

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touchesנֹּגֵעַnogea

touch

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

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will be uncleanיִטְמָאyitma

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

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The context

25And whoever carries any of their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening.

26 · This verse (above)

27And all that walk on their paws, among all the animals that walk on all fours, they shall be unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until the evening.

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