Leviticus

Leviticus 11:29–31

29The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard, 30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

31These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

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Leviticus 11:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The followingוְזֶ֤הwə·zehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
creaturesבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץbaš·še·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8318 swarmers, swarming things
that moveהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץhaš·šō·rêṣArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8317 swarm, teem
alongעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the groundהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
are uncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אhaṭ·ṭā·mêArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH2931 unclean
for youלָכֶם֙lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
the moleהַחֹ֥לֶדha·ḥō·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2467 weasel
the mouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֖רwə·hā·‘aḵ·bārConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5909 mouse
any kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃lə·mî·nê·hūPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4327 kind, species
of great lizardוְהַצָּ֥בwə·haṣ·ṣāḇConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6632 litter

Leviticus 11:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the geckoוְהָאֲנָקָ֥הwə·hā·’ă·nā·qāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH604 ferret
the monitor lizardוְהַכֹּ֖חַwə·hak·kō·aḥConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3581 strength, power
the common lizardוְהַלְּטָאָ֑הwə·hal·lə·ṭā·’āhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH3911 lizard
the skinkוְהַחֹ֖מֶטwə·ha·ḥō·meṭConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2546 lizard
and the chameleonוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃wə·hat·tin·šā·meṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8580 hard breather, lizard, bird

Leviticus 11:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Theseאֵ֛לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
are uncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםhaṭ·ṭə·mê·’îmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH2931 unclean
for youלָכֶ֖םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
among allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the crawling creaturesהַשָּׁ֑רֶץhaš·šā·reṣArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8318 swarmers, swarming things
Whoeverכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
touchesהַנֹּגֵ֧עַhan·nō·ḡê·a‘Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5060 touch, reach, strike
themבָּהֶ֛םbā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
when they are deadבְּמֹתָ֖םbə·mō·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4194 death
shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyiṭ·māVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2930 be or become unclean
untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃hā·‘ā·reḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening

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