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Leviticus 1:17
“And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8156 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- שִׁסַּ֨ע — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 11:3Leviticus 11:7Leviticus 11:26Deuteronomy 14:6Deuteronomy 14:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁסַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.