to separateלְהַבְדִּילthe uncleanבֵּין הַטָּמֵאfrom the clean,וּבֵין הַטָּהֹרand the animalוּבֵין הַחַיָּהthat may be eatenהַנֶּאֱכֶלֶתfrom the animalוּבֵין הַחַיָּהthatאֲשֶׁרmay notלֹאbe eaten.תֵאָכֵל
Leviticus 11:47
Study it in the app“to separate the unclean from the clean, and the animal that may be eaten from the animal that may not be eaten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Leviticus 11:47, word by word
- to separateהַבְדִּילhavdil
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “havdil” appears- the uncleanטָּמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears- from the cleanטָּהֹרtahor
clean
Fit under the law for worship, without stain.
Where else “tahor” appears- and the animalחַיָּהchaya
beast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chaya” appears- that may be eatenנֶּאֱכֶלֶתneechelet
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “neechelet” appears
The context
46This is the instruction for the beasts, and the birds, and every living being that moves in the waters, and for every being that swarms on the earth,
47 · This verse (above)