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HebrewH1625Noun (Feminine)

גֵּרָה

ge.rah

9Occurrences
H1625Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the cud (as scraping the throat)

from H1641 (גָּרַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
cud

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

גֵּרָה appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
6
Deuteronomy
3

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 14:6BSB

You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

Deuteronomy 14:7BSB

But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following:the camel,the rabbit,or the rock badger.Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,

Deuteronomy 14:8BSB

as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

Leviticus 11:3BSB

You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.

Leviticus 11:4BSB

But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following:The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.