Deuteronomy 14:7:6Deut.14.7.W6TAB
הַגֵּרָ֔ה
hagerah
“the cud”
- Transliteration
- ha-ge-RAH
- Extended
- hah-geh-RAA
- IPA
- /haɡeˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cud
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ge-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH
- clause
AKH ET-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA ha-se-su-AH
- sentence
AKH ET-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA ha-se-su-AH ET-ha-ga-MAL ve-ET-ha-ar-NE-vet ve-ET-ha-sha-FAN KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH u-par-SA LO hif-ri-SU te-me-IM HEM la-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired participial phrases mimmăʿălê haggērāh {מִמַּעֲלֵי הַגֵּרָה | mimmăʿălê haggērāh} ‘from those that bring up the cud’ and ûmimmapphrīsê happarsāh {וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵי הַפַּרְסָה | ûmimmapphrīsê happarsāh} ‘and from those that divide the hoof’ set dual criteria.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–resh–hey
“cud”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:7
However, of those that bring up the cud or of those that have a split hoof—you shall not eat these: the camel, the rabbit, and the hyrax —for although they bring up the cud, they do not split the hoof; they are unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 14:7, so the Hebrew word הַגֵּרָ֔ה (hagerah) 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.14.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.7.W6.S1) and character.