פָּרַס
pa.ras (H6536)
to divide
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word פָּרַס, "pa.ras," means "to divide." This action can be physical, separating or breaking something into distinct parts. Its 14 occurrences in the Bible suggest a relatively common term used across various contexts. The word "pa.ras" is employed in different physical action scenarios, such as land division (e.g., Genesis 15:20) or breaking up seeds (e.g., Isaiah 17:5-6). This reveals its range of usage encompasses different meanings depending on the environment in which it is applied. As a result, understanding "pa.ras" primarily as a word expressing physical separation aids in accurately interpreting its various uses throughout the biblical text.
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Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
“ ‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
The hyrax, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
The pig, because it has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you.
“ ‘Every animal which has a split hoof that isn’t completely divided, or doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
Every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof split: the camel, the hare, and the rabbit. Because they chew the cud but don’t part the hoof, they are unclean to you.
The pig, because it has a split hoof but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses.
It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.
Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Men won’t break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead. Men won’t give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.