שֶׁסַע
shesa · cleft
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8157 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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shesa (שֶׁסַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “cleft”.
The split between the two parts of a hoof.
How to say it
she·sa
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
- Hoof divided in two.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- cleft ×2
- split ×2
Related words
Comes from
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 11:7
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.