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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-par-SA
- phraseyour reading level
u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA
- 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
Rootpe–resh–samekh
“hoof”
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 14:7:8 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.