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Deuteronomy 14:7

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Deuteronomy 14:7

7Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

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DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eat

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

chew

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food, to prepare it for deglutition and digestion.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

cud

Food brought back from an animal's stomach to the mouth to be chewed again.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

divide

To part or separate an entire thing; to part a thing into two or more pieces. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition or by an imaginary line or limit.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

cloven

Split, divided, or parted into branches or sections.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

hoof

The hard horny covering that forms or terminates the foot of certain animals.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

camel

A large desert animal used for riding and bearing burdens; also named among the unclean animals in the KJV.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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hare

The long-eared animal called a hare in the KJV; the entry does not impose a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

unclean

Not clean or pure; filthy, morally defiled, or ceremonially impure, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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  2. 2 Timothy 3:5
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  3. Leviticus 11:5
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