Deuteronomy 14:8:3Deut.14.8.W3TAB
פַּרְסָ֥ה
parsa
“the hoof”
- Transliteration
- par-SA
- Extended
- par-SAH
- 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
KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU
- clause
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU ve-LO ge-RA ta-ME HU la-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU ve-LO ge-RA ta-ME HU la-KHEM mi-be-sa-RAM LO to-a-KHE-lu u-ve-niv-la-TAM LO tig-GA-u
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} links the Hiphil participle mafris {מַפְרִיס | mapʰ-rîs} with parsa {פַּרְסָה | păr-sāh}, contrasted by ve-lo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} plus gerah {גֵרָה | gê-rāh} in a concessive clause.
Root and etymology
פ־ר־ס
“to split”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:8
And the pig, because it splits the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you; from their flesh you shall not eat, and you shall not touch their carcass .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 14:8, so the Hebrew word פַּרְסָ֥ה (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.14.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.8.W3.S1) and character.