Leviticus
Leviticus 11:21
21However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| However | אַ֤ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| you may eat | תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ | tō·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| the following | זֶה֙ | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| kinds of | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| flying | הָע֔וֹף | hā·‘ō·wp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| insects | שֶׁ֣רֶץ | še·reṣ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8318 swarmers, swarming things |
| that walk | הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ | ha·hō·lêḵ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all fours | אַרְבַּ֑ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| those | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| having jointed legs | כְרָעַ֙יִם֙ | ḵə·rā·‘a·yim | Noun - fd | H3767 leg |
| above | מִמַּ֣עַל | mim·ma·‘al | Preposition-m; Adverb | H4605 higher part |
| their feet | לְרַגְלָ֔יו | lə·raḡ·lāw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| for hopping | לְנַתֵּ֥ר | lə·nat·têr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H5425 spring or start up |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the ground | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.