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And the hyrax,וְ הַשָּׁפָןforכִּיit chewsמַעֲלֵה הוּאthe cudגֵרָהbut does notוּ לֹאdivideיַפְרִיסthe hoof;פַרְסָהit shall beהוּאuncleanטָמֵאfor you.לָכֶם
Leviticus 11:5
Study it in the app“And the hyrax, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.”
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Leviticus 11:5, word by word
- And the hyraxשָּׁפָןshafan
hyrax
A small rabbit-like animal living among rocks.
Where else “shafan” appears- it chewsמַעֲלֵהmaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “maale” appears- the cudגֵרָהgera
cud
Cud: the food some animals bring back into the mouth to chew it again.
Where else “gera” appears- divideיַפְרִיסyafris
split hoof
To have a split hoof.
Where else “yafris” appears- the hoofפַרְסָהfarsa
hoof
Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.
Where else “farsa” appears- uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears
Translation note
The hyrax (BDB: “hyrax syriacus”) is a small animal of the rocks, resembling a rabbit. Neither it nor the hare chews the cud as a cow does, though they move their mouths as if they did; it can be understood that the text describes what is seen.
The context
4But these you shall not eat, among those that chew the cud or among those that divide the hoof: the camel, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the hare, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.