גֵּרָה

gera · cud

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1625 · appears 11 times in the Bible

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What it means

gera (גֵּרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “cud”.

The food some animals bring back into the mouth to chew it again.

How to say it

ge·ra

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Food an animal chews again.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

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Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Leviticus 11:3

    Any beast that has a divided hoof and is split with a cleft in its hooves, that chews the cud, among the beasts, it you may eat.

  • Leviticus 11:4

    But 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.

  • Leviticus 11:5

    And the hyrax, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.

  • Leviticus 11:6

    And the hare, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.

  • Leviticus 11:7

    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.

  • Leviticus 11:26

    Every beast that divides the hoof but is not split with a cleft, and does not chew the cud, they shall be unclean for you; whoever touches them will be unclean.

  • Deuteronomy 14:6

    And every beast that has a parted hoof, split into two hoofs, and chews the cud among the beasts, it you may eat.

  • Deuteronomy 14:7

    But these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud or of those that have the hoof parted in two: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof; they are unclean for you.

  • Deuteronomy 14:8

    And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, it is unclean for you. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.

And 2 more times.