Leviticus
Leviticus 11:3
3You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You may eat | תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ | tō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| any | כֹּ֣ל׀ | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| animal | בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה | bab·bə·hê·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| a split | שֶׁ֙סַע֙ | še·sa‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8157 cleft |
| hoof | פַּרְסָ֗ה | par·sāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6541 hoof |
| completely divided | וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת | wə·šō·sa·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H8156 divide, cleave |
| and that chews | מַעֲלַ֥ת | ma·‘ă·laṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the cud | גֵּרָ֖ה | gê·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1625 cud |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.