Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Le 11:6 | And the hare [0768], because he cheweth [05927] the cud [01625], but divideth [06536] not the hoof [06541]; he is unclean [02931] unto you. |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
HARE | Of the same genus as the rabbit, prohibited to the Jews for food, Le 11:6, because, though it "cheweth the cud," it "divideth not the hoof." No species of hare is known which strictly chews the cud. There were several varieties of the hare in Syria. |