The fatוְחֵלֶבof a carcassנְבֵלָהand the fatוְחֵלֶבof an animal torn by beastsטְרֵפָהmay be usedיֵעָשֶׂהfor anyלְכָלother work,מְלָאכָהbut you shall certainly notוְאָכֹל לֹאeat it.תֹאכְלֻהוּ
Leviticus 7:24
Study it in the app“The fat of a carcass and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other work, but you shall certainly not eat it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 7:24, word by word
- The fatחֵלֶבchelev
fat
The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.
Where else “chelev” appears- of a carcassנְבֵלָהnevela
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- of an animal torn by beastsטְרֵפָהterefa
torn animal
An animal torn by a wild beast.
Where else “terefa” appears- may be usedיֵעָשֶׂהyease
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yease” appears- other workמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- but you shall certainly notאָכֹלachol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achol” appears
The context
23“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: You shall not eat any fat of ox or lamb or goat.
24 · This verse (above)
25For whoever eats the fat of the beast from which one presents a fire offering to YHWH, the person who eats it shall be cut off from his people.