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And theseוְזֶהshall be uncleanהַטָּמֵאfor youלָכֶםamong the swarming thingsבַּשֶּׁרֶץthat swarmהַשֹּׁרֵץonעַלthe earth:הָאָרֶץthe weasel,הַחֹלֶדthe mouse,וְהָעַכְבָּרand the lizardוְהַצָּבaccording to its kind,לְמִינֵהוּ
Leviticus 11:29
Study it in the app“And these shall be unclean for you among the swarming things that swarm on the earth: the weasel, the mouse, and the lizard according to its kind,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:29, word by word
- shall be uncleanטָּמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears- among the swarming thingsשֶּׁרֶץsherets
swarming things
A swarm of small animals that move in great numbers: fish, insects, small reptiles.
Where else “sherets” appears- that swarmשֹּׁרֵץshorets
swarm
Swarm: move in great numbers, multiply until a place is full, like fish or insects.
Where else “shorets” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- the weaselחֹלֶדcholed
weasel, mole
A small burrowing animal; weasel or mole.
Where else “choled” appears- the mouseעַכְבָּרachbar
mouse
Mouse.
Where else “achbar” appears- and the lizardצָּבtsav
lizard
An unclean four-legged reptile.
Where else “tsav” appears- according to its kindמִינֵmine
kind
Kind, sort. It appears in the phrase "according to its kind": each living thing according to its type.
Where else “mine” appears
The context
28And whoever carries their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening; they shall be unclean for you.
29 · This verse (above)
30the gecko, the large lizard, the wall lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.