Deuteronomy 14:7:8Deut.14.7.W8TAB

הַפַּרְסָ֖ה

haparsa

the hoof

Transliteration
ha-par-SA
Extended
hah-par-SAH
IPA
/haparˈsaː/

Meaning by language

English
the hoof

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + פַּרְ + סָ֖ה
ha + par + sa
haparsa

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pep with dagesh; f without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Samekhs as in sit
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-par-SA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA

  3. 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

  4. 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

Rootpe–resh–samekh

hoof

In contextDeuteronomy 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 14:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 14:7, so the Hebrew word הַפַּרְסָ֖ה (haparsa) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.7.W8.S1) and character.