וְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֞ה מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֨סַע֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י פְרָסֹ֔ות מַעֲלַ֥ת גֵּרָ֖ה בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה אֹתָ֖הּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃
And every animal that has a split hoof, divided into two parts, and chews the cud among the animals, you may eat it.
Morphology
- וְכָל־ (ve-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “and every”; Notes: Indicates inclusiveness.
- בְּהֵמָ֞ה (behemah) – Root: בהמה (behemah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “animal”; Notes: Refers to domesticated or clean animals.
- מַפְרֶ֣סֶת (mafrreset) – Root: פרס (paras); Form: Participle, feminine singular; Translation: “that has a split”; Notes: Refers to animals with split hooves.
- פַּרְסָ֗ה (parsa) – Root: פרס (paras); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “hoof”; Notes: Refers to the hard covering of the foot.
- וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת (ve-shosaat) – Root: שסע (shasa); Form: Participle, feminine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and is divided”; Notes: Refers to the hoof being split into two parts.
- שֶׁ֨סַע֙ (shesa) – Root: שסע (shasa); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “split”; Notes: Describes the division of the hoof.
- שְׁתֵּ֣י (sh’tei) – Root: שנים (shenayim); Form: Numeral, feminine singular construct; Translation: “two”; Notes: Refers to the two parts of the hoof.
- פְרָסֹ֔ות (frasot) – Root: פרס (paras); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “hooves”; Notes: Indicates multiple parts of the animal’s foot.
- מַעֲלַ֥ת (maʿalat) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Participle, feminine singular construct; Translation: “that chews”; Notes: Describes the process of chewing cud.
- גֵּרָ֖ה (gerah) – Root: גר (gar); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “cud”; Notes: Refers to partially digested food regurgitated for further chewing.
- בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה (ba-behemah) – Root: בהמה (behemah); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “among the animals”; Notes: Specifies domesticated animals.
- אֹתָ֖הּ (otah) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the specific animal permitted to eat.
- תֹּאכֵֽלוּ (toʾkhelu) – Root: אכל (ʾakal); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you may eat”; Notes: Indicates permissibility.