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And everyוְכָלswarming thingהַשֶּׁרֶץthat swarmsהַשֹּׁרֵץonעַלthe earthהָאָרֶץisהוּאa detestable thing;שֶׁקֶץit shall notלֹאbe eaten.יֵאָכֵל
Leviticus 11:41
Study it in the app“And every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is a detestable thing; it shall not be eaten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:41, word by word
- swarming thingשֶּׁרֶץsherets
swarming things
A swarm of small animals that move in great numbers: fish, insects, small reptiles.
Where else “sherets” appears- that swarmsשֹּׁרֵץshorets
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- a detestable thingשֶׁקֶץshekets
detestable thing
A detestable thing: what the Law commands to reject, especially as food.
Where else “shekets” appears- be eatenיֵאָכֵלyeachel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yeachel” appears
The context
40And whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening; and whoever carries its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening.
41 · This verse (above)
42Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or even whatever has many feet, among all the swarming things that swarm on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are a detestable thing.