And the pig,וְ הַחֲזִירforכִּיit dividesמַפְרִיס הוּאthe hoofפַּרְסָהand is splitוְשֹׁסַעwith a cleftשֶׁסַעin the hoof,פַּרְסָהbut itוְהוּאdoes notלֹאchewיִגָּרthe cud;גֵּרָהit shall beהוּאuncleanטָמֵאfor you.לָכֶם
Leviticus 11:7
Study it in the app“And the pig, for it divides the hoof and is split with a cleft in the hoof, but it does not chew the cud; it shall be unclean for you.”
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Leviticus 11:7, word by word
- And the pigחֲזִירchazir
pig
Pig.
Where else “chazir” appears- it dividesמַפְרִיסmafris
split hoof
To have a split hoof.
Where else “mafris” appears- the hoofפַּרְסָהparsa
hoof
Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.
Where else “parsa” appears- and is splitשֹׁסַעshosa
split
To cleave in two; the divided hoof.
Where else “shosa” appears- with a cleftשֶׁסַעshesa
cleft
Cleft: the split between the two parts of a hoof.
Where else “shesa” appears- chewיִגָּרyigar
chew cud
Bring up food and grind it again with the teeth.
Where else “yigar” appears- the cudגֵּרָהgera
cud
Cud: the food some animals bring back into the mouth to chew it again.
Where else “gera” appears- uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears
The context
6And the hare, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.
7 · This verse (above)
8Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they shall be unclean for you.