Deuteronomy 14:6:3Deut.14.6.W3TAB
פַּרְסָ֗ה
parsa
“the hoof”
- Transliteration
- par-SA
- Extended
- par-SAA
- IPA
- /parˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the hoof
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
par-SA
- phraseyour reading level
maf-re-SET par-SA
- clause
ve-KOL-be-he-MAH maf-re-SET par-SA ve-sho-SA-at she-SA shtey-fra-SOT ma-a-LAT-ge-RAH bab-be-he-MAH
- sentence
ve-KOL-be-he-MAH maf-re-SET par-SA ve-sho-SA-at she-SA shtey-fra-SOT ma-a-LAT-ge-RAH bab-be-he-MAH o-TAH to-khe-LU
Exegesis
This is followed by two coordinated participles, mafreset {מַפְרֶסֶת | māf-rê-seṯ} ‘splitting’ and veshosaat {וְשֹׁסַעַת | wə-šō·śa·ʿat} ‘and splitting’, each describing parsah {פַּרְסָה | par-sāh} ‘hoof’ and its division into shesa {שֶׁסַע | še·saʿ} ‘a split’ of shtei perasot {שְׁתֵּי פְרָסוֹת | šə-tê pə-rā-sōt} ‘two hooves’ to reinforce complete separation.
Root and etymology
פ־ר־סp-r-s
“hoof, something parted”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:6
And every animal that divides the hoof and splits it into two hoofs, and that brings up the cud among the animals, you shall eat .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 14:6, so the Hebrew word פַּרְסָ֗ה (parsa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.14.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.6.W3.S1) and character.