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An animal that diedנְבֵלָהor one torn by beastsוּטְרֵפָהhe shall notלֹאeat,יֹאכַלbecoming uncleanלְטָמְאָהby it.בָהּIאֲנִיam YHWH.יְהוָה
Leviticus 22:8
Study it in the app“An animal that died or one torn by beasts he shall not eat, becoming unclean by it. I am YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 22:8, word by word
- An animal that diedנְבֵלָהnevela
carcass, dead body
A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.
Where else “nevela” appears- or one torn by beastsטְרֵפָהterefa
torn animal
An animal torn by a wild beast.
Where else “terefa” appears- eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- becoming uncleanטָמְאָהtama
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “tama” appears- am YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
7And when the sun has set, he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, for it is his food.
8 · This verse (above)
9So they shall keep my charge, so that they do not bear sin because of it and die by it when they profane it. I am YHWH, who sanctifies them.