Leviticus
Leviticus 11:27
27All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | וְכֹ֣ל׀ | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| the four-footed | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| animals | הַֽחַיָּה֙ | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| that walk | הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת | ha·hō·le·ḵeṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their paws | כַּפָּ֗יו | kap·pāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| are unclean | טְמֵאִ֥ים | ṭə·mê·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2931 unclean |
| for you | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| whoever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| touches | הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| their carcasses | בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם | bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| will be unclean | יִטְמָ֥א | yiṭ·mā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| evening | הָעָֽרֶב׃ | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.